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    Pile load test-elastic or plastic settlement???

    FOCHT3, Thank you for your reply. It does not seem to be a problem after all. The source of the problem was the manner in which the specification was written. But after checking the specification again, the 6 mm permissible residual settlement is for the first cycle (i.e. unloading from the...
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    Pile load test-elastic or plastic settlement???

    I am trying to understand the evaluation results of a pile test. The pile is a 1200 mm dia bored pile, designed for skin friction and end bearing in sandy/clay soil, for a high rise tower, which is sensitive to differential deflection. The required test loads are the working load for the first...

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