Deep Foundations on Bored and Auger Piles - BAP V: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Deep Foundations on Bored and Auger Piles (BAP V), 8-10 September 2008, Ghent, Belgium

Table of contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Scientific advisory committee......Page 12
Special lecture......Page 14
Geotechnical engineering issues related to the Messina Strait Crossing......Page 16
Keynote lecture 1: Pile design developments......Page 34
Sense and sensitivity of pile load-deformation behaviour......Page 36
Keynote lecture 2: Bored pile foundations in offshore conditions......Page 58
Bored pile foundations in offshore conditions......Page 60
Keynote lecture 3: Bored and auger pile testing developments......Page 72
Relationships between axial capacity and CPT q for bored piles in sand......Page 74
Keynote lecture 4: Energy pile concepts......Page 88
Energy piles concepts......Page 90
Academics practitioners forum......Page 110
Summary......Page 112
Discussion session 1: Pile design development & codes......Page 114
Report of discussion session 1, on pile design development and codes......Page 116
Pile developments......Page 126
The assessment of load-settlement curve for Atlas piles correlated with CPT tests......Page 134
A post-analysis of a large piled raft foundation constructed using reverse construction method......Page 140
The DMT as tool for the monitoring of the effect of pile installation on the stress state in the soil......Page 148
Simulation of the performance and remediation of imperfect pile groups......Page 156
Ultimate lateral load resistance of laterally loaded pile......Page 168
A Study of end-bearing capacity mechanism of steel spiral pile......Page 174
Urban renovation of the new marina in Rimini: Displacement piles as soil improvement and settlement reduction for the construction of a new dwelling and business centre......Page 180
Re-design based on CPTs performed after pile installation......Page 188
Recent case histories on monitoring settlement and load sharing of piled rafts in Japan......Page 194
Discussion session 2: Pile testing development......Page 208
Behavior of continuous flight auger piles subjected to uplift load tests in unsaturated diabasic soil......Page 210
Comparison of behaviour of CFA piles in London clay as determined by static, dynamic and rapid testing methods......Page 218
Instrumented large diameter bored piles......Page 226
Comparison between Osterberg and Statnamic load test on large diameter drilled piles......Page 242
Review of methods of analysis of test results from bi-directional static load tests......Page 248
Physical modelling of piled raft......Page 254
Some new insights with regard to load distribution in piles, based on a detailed interpretation of a large number of instrumented pile load tests......Page 262
Field tests with drilled shafts in tension in frictional soil......Page 270
Bi-directional instrumented load test of a pile bored in Guinea Bissau......Page 276
Static field load test on foundations: Case study of rigid inclusions......Page 282
Vertical and horizontal static load tests on bored piles in Dubrovnik......Page 288
High capacity bored piles in soft volcanic rock—experiences based on single- and multi-level tests......Page 292
Foundation of a high speed railway track by comparing different pile load tests......Page 298
Numerical simulations for a testpile......Page 306
Interpretation and misinterpretation of Cross Hole Sonic Logging test results......Page 312
Discussion session 3: Pile execution developments & equipment......Page 318
Durability of cast-in-situ piles......Page 320
Statistical analysis of CFA piles construction......Page 324
Installation effort, current calculation methods and uses in design and construction in the US......Page 330
Design and construction aspects of piled foundations for Eureka Tower Project......Page 336
M6 Mossband Viaduct, Carlisle, United Kingdom, long SFA piles installed with low-headroom Rigs......Page 342
Discussion session 4: Energy pile concepts......Page 348
Tunnels and foundations as energy sources—Practical applications in Austria......Page 350
Investigations on the mechanical behaviour of a Heat Exchanger Pile......Page 356
Energy piles in Scotland......Page 362
Author index......Page 370