Determination of pile lengths and proofing of the bearing stratum of piles in cavernous carbonate formations.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1987

Abstract

Reliable bearing support is vital for structures founded in and on cavernous carbonate formations. A pile foundation system is one of the foundation schemes employed to transfer the load from the superstructure to competent bearing stratum. There is usually considerable variation in length even between adjacent piles. In order to obtain the actual lengths of these piles, it is necessary to perform subsurface explorations at each pile location before construction; boring at each pile location is not economical. In this paper, a technique based on percussion probe data to estimate actual pile lengths and to verify the suitability of bearing stratum is presented. This method is economical and fast. An actual project where this technique was successfully employed is discussed.-from Author

Identifier

0023479964 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Karst Hydrogeology Proc 2nd Conference Orlando 1987

First Page

397

Last Page

402

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