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21.4 Qcrasé Border Road Network Improvement Project Bidding Documents
Package A Bidding Forms
Loading Sequence for Compression Testin
‘The Maintained Load Test Procedure for Compression will be used as follows:
Load as Percentage of Minimum Time of
Working Load Holding Load
25 hour z
_ 50 Thou
75 Thour
100 “Thou
z 75 10 minutes:
50 10 minutes
25 10 minutes
0 hour
100 i hours
125 hour
150 hours |
175 Thou
200 2Ahours
175 = 10 minutes
eeail6 aa = 10 minutes
125 10 minutes: is
es 100 10 minutes
50 10 minutes:
25 = 10 minutes.
0 hour
Following each application of an increment of load the load shall be held for not less than the
period shown in the above table. For any period when the load is constant, time and settlement
shall be recorded immediately on reaching the load and prior to the next step of load. At 24hrs
holding time, the load shall be recorded at Ihr interval,
Settlement Measuret
‘The settlement of the pile will be measured upon application of load by four micrometers of
accuracy up to 0.01 mm and stroke of 50 mm with respect to a horizontal reference beam
fixed on the ground, The measured settlement is the settlement of the butt of the pile.
Independent Reference Frame:
Independent reference frame to be set up for measurement of the movement of the pile. ‘The
supports for the frame shall be founded in such a manner and at such a distance from the test
pile, crib wall that movement of the ground in the vicinity of the equipment do not cause
‘movements of the reference frame during the testing.
‘The measurement of pile movement shall be measured by two dial gauges attached with the
pile diametrically opposite positions and be equidistant from the pile axis, ‘The dial gauges:
shall enable readings to be made to within an accuracy of 0.01 mm. fiw