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Use of In-Place Inclinometers During Lateral Load Testing
John Rowley Nicholson ConstructionJohn Rowley, Nicholson Construction
Joel Swenson, Barr Engineering
Tom Richards, Nicholson Construction
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In-Place Inclinometers for Lateral Load Testing
• Discussion Outline• Project Background• Predicting Pile Performance • Verifying Pile Performance• Test Setup• Test Procedure• Results• Project ConclusionsProject Conclusions
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Project Background
• Micropiles Installed to Support Sensitive Structure at p ppReclaimed Mine Site
• Design Loadings Cyclic• Unique Ground Conditions• Thorough Testing Program Specified
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Project Background
• Meeting Design Demands
• Lateral Load Test Information Valuable
Pil D fl t d Sh R i d t V if D i• Pile Deflected Shape Required to Verify Design
• In-Place Inclinometers (IPI’s) Decided Upon to Record Lateral ( ) pMovements Along Length of Pile
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Project Background Information
• In Place Inclinometers:• Geokon Model 6150 MEMS (Micro-Electrical Mechanical Sensors)
• Use Standard Inclinometer Casing• Uniaxial• Individually wired• Installed in a single ‘string’ connected by universal joints
• But why not just a simple load test?
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Predicting Pile Performance
• Why are Lateral Loads Different from Axial Loads?• Soils provide non-linear resistance
• Why are Lateral Loads Different from Axial Loads?• Soils provide non-linear resistance• Lateral Load performance is very sensitive to the soil type• Lateral Load performance is very sensitive to the soil type
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Predicting Pile Performance
• Mathematical Models:• Navfac Methods:
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Predicting Pile Performance
• Software Analysis: LPILE, GROUP• Soil Properties; Friction Angle, Unit
Weight Water TableWeight, Water Table• Pile Properties
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Verifying Pile Performance: Test Set up
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Verifying Pile Performance
• Lateral Load Test: Two Test Piles
• Pile 1: Two Inclinometer CasingsOne IPI string One Standard Inclinometer• One IPI string, One Standard Inclinometer
• Pile 2: One Inclinometer Casing• Standard Inclinometer
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In-Place Inclinometers: Quantity & Location
• 9 IPI’s spaced at 2.5’ were chosen• Based on:
• Depth of Lateral Displacement• Relative Change in Displacement Along the Pile
• Depth of lowest IPI at 20 ft from load application
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IPI Installation
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IPI Installation (2)
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IPI Installation (3)
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IPI Installation: Wiring
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Inclinometer Installation: Pile 1
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IPI Wiring
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Inclinometer Installation: Pile 2
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Casing Installation
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Verifying Pile Performance
• Standard ASTM D3966 Lateral Test Set Up
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Verifying Pile Performance
• Standard Dial Gage Arrangements
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Dial Gage Placement
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In-Place Inclinometer System
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Test Procedure: Components
• 6 Dial Gages
• 9 In-place Inclinometers
St d d I li t• Standard Inclinometer
• Wires, Mirrors & Scaleses, o s & Sca es
• Load Cell
• Hand Pumped 20T Jack
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Test Procedure (2)
• Synchronize Readings of IPI’s with Dial Gage Readings
• Included Auto Recording of Load Cell
• Instant view of Pile Deflections
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Test Results Load vs. Deflection
• Comparing Dial Gage at Loading Point to IPI #125
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DEFLECTION (in)
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Test Results: Deflection vs. Depth
In-Place Inclinometer Displacement vs. Depth
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Test Results
• Compare to Initial Design Model Assumptions
• Adjust and Iterate Soil Parameters to Refine Model
• Input Site Specific P-Y curve into LPILE
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Test Results: Predicted vs. Measured
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Project Conclusions
• In-Place Inclinometers Provide Accurate Measurement of Lateral Displacement
• Coordination of Measuring Devices is Key• End Results can Allow for Refined Designs and Cost Savings
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