Method Statement

FOR

Static Pile Load Test

(Compression Test,Tension Test and Lateral Test)

PREPARED BY

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 METHOD STATEMENT
FOR
COMPRESSION, TENSILE
AND LATERAL PILE LOAD TEST

PROJECT INFORMATION
Owner : ……………………………..
Client : ……………………………..
Main Contractor : …………………………….
Contractor : …………………………….
Location : …………………………….

TEST PILE INFORMATION

Pile No. 385 Pile No. 368 Pile No. 416
Pile Type 40 x 40 Driven 40 x 40 Driven 40 x 40 Driven

Pile Tip 4.2 m. 4.2 m. 4.2 m.

Pile Top 0.0 m. 0.0 m. 0.0 m.

Design Load 65 tons 15 tons 7 tons

Maximum Test Load
(200 % of design 130 tons 30 tons 14 tons
Load)
Axial Compression
Test Type Axial Tension Test Lateral Test
Test

Anchor Piles 367, 368, 416, 417 367, 369 432, 417, 385
ASTM D1143-81 ASTM D3689-90 ASTM D3966-90
Testing Standard (Reapproved 1994) (Reapproved 1995) (Reapproved 1995)

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1.0 TESTING APPARATUS
1.1 Reaction Beam
The steel girders will be laid across the test pile with system set up similar to that shown
in Appendix A.

1.2 Hydraulic Jacks

Axial Compressive Test : One hydraulic jack (1x400) ton capacity will be provided
on top of the pile head as loading apparatus.
Axial Tension Test : One hydraulic jack (1x165) ton capacity will be provided
on top of the pile head as loading apparatus.
Lateral Test : One hydraulic jack (1x59) ton capacity will be provided
on the side of the pile head as loading apparatus.

1.3 Ball Bearing

To provide non-eccentric load to the pile head, a ball bearing shall be inserted in
between the reaction beam and the hydraulic jack.

1.4 Dial gauges

Four dial gauges (Mitutoyo brand) will be provided to monitor the pile movements by
mounting between the pile head and reference beams. The micrometer has a range of
0-50 mm and an accuracy of 0.01 mm.

1.5 Reference Beam

Two reference beams (channel 125x65x5 mm) will be cross-connected and laid on
support, firmly embedded in ground with one end fixed and the other end freed.

1.6 Leveling instrument

Relative movements of the test pile head, reference beam and anchor pile will be
checked by a Shokisha precise leveling instrument with an accuracy of 0.01 mm.
Readings will be made on ruler scale fixed on the reading points (1 point at pile head, 2
points at reference beams and 1 point at each anchor pile).

2.0 TEST PROCEDURE

2.1 Compression Pile Load Test

The test shall conform to the modified ASTM D 1143-81(Reapproved 1994) item 5.0
“Standard Loading Procedure” with load sequence in percentage of design load. Three cycles
of test will be performed.

Cycle 1 (maximum to 100% of the design load)

A. The load will be added gradually by increasing from initial 0 to 25%, 50%, 75%, and
100% of the design load.
B. When each load increment will be achieved, the next load increment will be added only
when the settlement rate will be less than 0.25 mm per hour or after 2 hours, whichever
shall occur first.
C. At each load increment, load, settlement and time will be recorded at 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30,
60, 90, 120, 240 minutes and every 2 hours with an accuracy of at least 0.01 mm.
D. The maximum load will be kept constant for at least 24 hours and then reduced to
75%, 50%, 25% and 0% of the design load, respectively. Each load will be maintained
until the rate of settlement would not be greater than 0.25 mm per hour or after two
hours, whichever shall occur first.
E. At "0" load, rebound movement will be recorded at 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 40, 60 minutes and
every hour thereafter until a constant settlement will be reached.

Cycle 2 (QUICK TEST, maximum to 200% of the design load)

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 A. The load will be added gradually by increasing from initial 0 to 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%,
125%, 150%, 175% and 200% of the design load.
B. When each load increment will be achieved, the next load increment will be added
every after 5 minutes..
C. At each load increment, load, settlement and time will be recorded at 1
and 5 minutes with an accuracy of at least 0.01 mm.
D. The load will then be reduced to 175%, 150%, 125%, 100%, 75%, 50%,
25% and 0% of the design load, respectively
E. At "0" load, rebound movement will be recorded at 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 40,
60 minutes and every hour thereafter until a no further settlement will be
experienced.
F. The test pile will be considered failure when a rapid progressive
movement of the pile in the direction of loading under a constant load or
physical failure of the test pile is observed or a settlement of more than
15% of the diagonal dimension of the pile, which is equivalent to 90
mm.

2.2 Tension Pile Load Test

The test shall conform to the ASTM D 3689-90 (Reapproved 1995) “Standard Test
Method for Individual Piles Under Static Axial Tensile Load.” with load sequence as explain
below. The test will be conducted until the pile exhibit signs of failure.

Cycle 1 (maximum to 100% of the design load)

A. The load will be added gradually by increasing from initial 0 to 25%, 50%, 75%, and
100% of the design load.
B. When each load increment will be achieved, the next load increment will be added only
when the settlement rate will be less than 0.25 mm per hour or after 2 hours, whichever
shall occur first.
C. At each load increment, load, settlement and time will be recorded at 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30,
60, 90, 120, 240 minutes and every 2 hours with an accuracy of at least 0.01 mm.
D. The maximum load will be kept constant for at least 24 hours and then reduced to
75%, 50%, 25% and 0% of the design load, respectively. Each load will be maintained
until the rate of settlement would not be greater than 0.25 mm per hour or after two
hours, whichever shall occur first.
E. At "0" load, rebound movement will be recorded at 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 40, 60 minutes and
every hour thereafter until a constant settlement will be reached.

Cycle 2 (QUICK TEST, maximum to 200% of the design load)

A. The load will be added gradually by increasing from initial 0 to 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%,
125%, 150%, 175% and 200% of the design load.
B. When each load increment will be achieved, the next load increment will be added
every after 5 minutes..
G. At each load increment, load, settlement and time will be recorded at 1
and 5 minutes with an accuracy of at least 0.01 mm.
H. The load will then be reduced to 175%, 150%, 125%, 100%, 75%, 50%,
25% and 0% of the design load, respectively
I.At "0" load, rebound movement will be recorded at 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 40, 60
minutes and every hour thereafter until a no further settlement will be
experienced.
J. The test pile will be considered failure when a rapid progressive
movement of the pile in the direction of loading under a constant load or
physical failure of the test pile is observed or a settlement of more than
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 15% of the diagonal dimension of the pile, which is equivalent to 90
mm.

2.3 Lateral Pile Load Test

The test shall conform to the ASTM D 3966-90 “Standard Test Method for Individual
Piles Under Lateral Load.” with load sequence as explain below. The test will be conducted
until the pile exhibit signs of failure.
A. The load will be added gradually by increasing from initial 0 to 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%,
125%, 150%, 170%, 180%, 190% and 200% of the design load.
B. When each load increment will be achieved, the next load increment will be added after
each load duration shown in Table 3.
C. At each load increment, load and time will be recorded at 1, 5, 10 minutes with an
accuracy of at least 0.01 mm.
D. The test pile will be considered failure when a rapid progressive movement of the pile in
the direction of loading under a constant load or physical failure of the test pile is
observed.

During the load test, records including plots of load vs. time and load vs. settlement will be
maintained progressively.

3.0 RESULTS OF TEST

The test results will then be reported in the form of:

x Time, load, pile head movements, settlements and reference beam movements.
x Load-settlement curve.
x Time-settlement curve.
x Time-load curve.
x Report and recommendations on the ultimate pile capacity.

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 ESTIMATION OF ULTIMATE LOAD FROM PILE LOAD TEST BY DAVISSON METHOD

Fc'= 400 ksc.

Pile Dia.= 0.46 m.
Q= 270 Tons
L= 12.8 m.
A= 0.16 sq.m.
Ec= 29,427 Mpa
Ec= 3.00E+06 Tons/sq.m.
Settle-1= 7.02 mm.
Settle-1= 2.81 inch
Settle-2= 0.50 inch
Settle-2= 1.27 mm.
Settle-3= 0.14 inch
Settle-3= 0.35 mm.
Total Settle= 3.44 inch
Davidson Offset Line Limit= 3.44 inch
Davidson Offset Line Limit= 8.75 mm.
 APPENDIX A
TABLES, FIGURES &
DESIGN CALCULATIONS
 Table 1
Schedule of Loading
K a e n g K h o i 2 P o w e r P la n t (C o m p r e s s i o n T e s t i n g )
P il e N o . 385
Design Load = 65 Tons FS = 2 Test Load = 130 Tons
Hydraulic Jack No./s 905

CYCLE 1: Maximum to 100% of the design load.

Date Start Interval Load Pressure Remarks

Time (hours) (Tons) (Bars) (%)
3-Jul 09:00 1 16.3 18.0 25%
10:00 1 32.5 34.0 50%
11:00 1 48.8 50.1 75%
12:00 1 65.0 66.1 100%
13:00 24 48.8 56.0 75%
4-Jul 13:00 1 32.5 39.9 50%
14:00 1 16.3 23.8 25%
15:00 2 0.0 0.0 0%

CYCLE 2: QUICK TEST; Maximum to 200% of the design load.

Date Start Interval Load Pressure Remarks

Time (min) (Tons) (Bars) (%)
4-Jul 17:00 5 16.3 18.0 25%
17:05 5 32.5 34.0 50%
17:10 5 48.8 50.1 75%
17:15 5 65.0 66.1 100%
17:20 5 81.3 82.1 125%
17:25 5 97.5 98.1 150%
17:30 5 113.8 114.1 175%
17:35 5 130.0 130.2 200%
17:40 5 113.8 120.4 175%
17:45 5 97.5 104.3 150%
17:50 5 81.3 88.2 125%
17:55 5 65.0 72.1 100%
18:00 5 48.8 56.0 75%
18:05 5 32.5 39.9 50%
18:10 5 16.3 23.8 25%
18:15 120 0.0 0.0 0%
 Table 2
Schedule of Loading
K a e n g K h o i 2 P o w e r P l a n t (T e n s io n T e s t in g )
P il e N o . 368
Design Load = 15 Tons FS = 2 Test Load = 30 Tons
Hydraulic Jack No./s 912

CYCLE 1: Maximum to 100% of the design load.

Date Start Interval Load Pressure Remarks

Time (hours) (Tons) (Bars) (%)
6-Jul 09:00 1 3.8 18.3 25%
10:00 1 7.5 31.8 50%
11:00 1 11.3 45.3 75%
12:00 24 15.0 58.8 100%
12:00 1 11.3 71.9 75%
7-Jul 12:00 1 7.5 58.3 50%
13:00 1 3.8 44.7 25%
13:00 2 0.0 0.0 0%

CYCLE 2: QUICK TEST; Maximum to 200% of the design load.

Date Start Interval Load Pressure Remarks

Time (min) (Tons) (Bars) (%)
7-Jul 15:00 5 3.8 18.3 25%
15:05 5 7.5 31.8 50%
15:10 5 11.3 45.3 75%
15:15 5 15.0 58.8 100%
15:20 5 18.8 72.3 125%
15:25 5 22.5 85.9 150%
15:30 5 26.3 99.4 175%
15:35 5 30.0 112.9 200%
15:40 5 26.3 126.4 175%
15:45 5 22.5 112.8 150%
15:50 5 18.8 99.2 125%
15:55 5 15.0 85.6 100%
16:00 5 11.3 71.9 75%
16:05 5 7.5 58.3 50%
16:10 5 3.8 44.7 25%
16:15 120 0.0 0.0 0%
 Table 3
Schedule of Loading
K a e n g K h o i 2 P o w e r P l a n t (L a t e r a l T e s t i n g )
P il e N o . 416
Design Load = 7 Tons FS = 2 Test Load = 14 Tons
Hydraulic Jack No./s 8

CYCLE 1: Maximum to 100% of the design load.

Date Start Interval Load Pressure Remarks

Time min (Tons) (Bars) (%)
10-Jul 09:00 10 1.8 36.2 25%
09:10 10 3.5 51.9 50%
09:20 15 5.3 67.6 75%
09:35 20 7.0 83.2 100%
09:55 20 8.8 98.9 125%
10:15 20 10.5 114.5 150%
10:35 20 11.9 127.1 170%
10:55 20 12.6 133.3 180%
11:15 20 13.3 139.6 190%
11:35 60 14.0 145.8 200%
12:35 10 10.5 118.0 150%
12:45 10 7.0 86.0 100%
12:55 10 3.5 54.1 50%
13:05 0.0 0.0 0%
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CALIBRATION OF ONE HYDRAULIC JACK FOR STATIC PILE LOAD TESTING

Kaeng Khoi 2 Power Plant (Compression Testing)
LOADING UNLOADING
Gage Rdg. LOADING (Tons) Gage Rdg. UNLOADING (Tons)
in bars (Y) 905 TOTAL (X) in bars (Y) 905 TOTAL (X)

0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
50 49.5 49.5 50 43.5 43.5
100 100.5 100.5 100 93.5 93.5
150 150.5 150.5 150 143.5 143.5
200 199.5 199.5 200 193.5 193.5
250 250.0 250.0 250 244.0 244.0
300 302.0 302.0 300 295.0 295.0
350 352.0 352.0 350 345.5 345.5
400 403.5 403.5 400 395.5 395.5
450 456.5 456.5 450 448.0 448.0
480 485.0 485.0

Calibrated

Regression Output : Regression Output :

Constant 2.00762866 Constant 7.72212362
Std Err of Y Est 1.18920934 Std Err of Y Est 0.74816827
R Squared 0.99994275 R Squared 0.99997388
No. of Observations 10 No. of Observations 9
Degrees of Freedom 8 Degrees of Freedom 7
X Coefficient(s) 0.98578527 X Coefficient(s) 0.99023655

LOADING (Y) = 0.9858 * X + 2.0076 UNLOADING (Y) = 0.9902 * X + 7.7221

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CALIBRATION OF ONE HYDRAULIC JACK FOR STATIC PILE LOAD TESTING

Kaeng Khoi 2 Power Plant(Tension Testing)
LOADING UNLOADING
Gage Rdg. LOADING (Tons) Gage Rdg. UNLOADING (Tons)
in bars (Y) 912 TOTAL (X) in bars (Y) 912 TOTAL (X)

0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
100 27.0 27.0 100 20.0 20.0
200 53.5 53.5 200 46.0 46.0
300 82.0 82.0 300 73.0 73.0
400 109.0 109.0 400 101.0 101.0
500 138.0 138.0 500 130.0 130.0
600 165.0 165.0

Calibrated

Regression Output : Regression Output :

Constant 4.72899540 Constant 31.03357124
Std Err of Y Est 2.27054121 Std Err of Y Est 3.92681306
R Squared 0.99988216 R Squared 0.99953740
No. of Observations 6 No. of Observations 5
Degrees of Freedom 4 Degrees of Freedom 3
X Coefficient(s) 3.60596349 X Coefficient(s) 3.63468147

LOADING (Y) = 3.6060 * X + 4.7290 UNLOADING (Y) = 3.6347 * X + 31.0336

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CALIBRATION OF ONE HYDRAULIC JACK FOR STATIC PILE LOAD TESTING

Kaeng Khoi 2 Power Plant(Lateral Testing)
LOADING UNLOADING
Gage Rdg. LOADING (Tons) Gage Rdg. UNLOADING (Tons)
in bars (Y) 8 TOTAL (X) in bars (Y) 8 TOTAL (X)

0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
50 3.0 3.0 50 3.0 3.0
100 9.0 9.0 100 9.0 9.0
150 15.0 15.0 150 14.5 14.5
200 20.0 20.0 200 19.0 19.0
250 25.5 25.5 250 25.0 25.0
300 31.0 31.0 300 30.0 30.0
350 37.0 37.0 350 35.5 35.5
400 42.0 42.0 400 41.0 41.0
450 48.0 48.0 450 47.0 47.0
500 54.0 54.0 500 53.0 53.0
550 59.0 59.0

Calibrated

Regression Output : Regression Output :

Constant 20.57458863 Constant 22.09718515
Std Err of Y Est 2.76858801 Std Err of Y Est 4.16489690
R Squared 0.99974914 R Squared 0.99932717
No. of Observations 11 No. of Observations 10
Degrees of Freedom 9 Degrees of Freedom 8
X Coefficient(s) 8.94812089 X Coefficient(s) 9.13006552

LOADING (Y) = 8.9481 * X + 20.5746 UNLOADING (Y) = 9.1301 * X + 22.0972

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Main Beam
385

416 417

Main Beam

Hydraulic Jack

Figure 1 Compression Test

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 Hydraulic Jack

Reaction Beam
367 368 369

Hydraulic Jack

367 368 369

Figure 2 Tension Test

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 385

416 417

432

Hydraulic Jack

1.0 m.
416 417

Figure 3 Lateral Test

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 APPENDIX B
SAMPLE PRESENTATION OF RESULTS
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APPENDIX C
EQUIPMENT DETAILS

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APPENDIX D
COMPANY REFERENCE PROJECTS