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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

1 SCOPE ................................................................................................................. 4
2 APPLICABLE STANDARDS ................................................................................. 4
3 TYPE OF DYNAMIC PILE LOAD TESTING ......................................................... 4
4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................... 5
5 MATERIAL ............................................................................................................ 5
6 EXECUTION ......................................................................................................... 5
7 PROCEDURE ....................................................................................................... 5
8 REPORTS............................................................................................................. 6
9 ADVANTAGES OF DYNAMIC PILE TESTING ..................................................... 6
10 ADVANTAGES OF PDA SYSTEM ....................................................................... 7

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1 SCOPE
This procedure the requirement for Pile Dynamic Test such as for buildings, bridges, towers,
dams and other massive structures. A variety of pile types can be installed by different driving
equipment in all types and even in layered soils makes establishing a safe but economical
installation difficult. and relevant items to be performed for Seng Segat Gas Plant Facility,
Pelalawan Riau.

2 APPLICABLE STANDARDS
The following standards shall form a part of this specification:.
IS CODE - 2911 Part IV Practice for Design and construction of Pile
Foundations - Load test on Piles

3 TYPE OF DYNAMIC PILE LOAD TESTING

 Low Strain Dynamic Testing
 High Strain Dynamic Testing

3.1 Low Strain Dynamic Testing

Low Strain Pile Integrity Testing is a quick and cost effective method to evaluate the shaft
integrity of concrete piles. The testing is able to provide information on:
 pile continuity
 consistency of material
 location of defect
 degree of defect

The test method is performed with a hand held hammer, a sensitive accelerometer and the
Pile Integrity Tester.

3.2 High strain dynamic testing

High strain dynamic testing consists of estimating soil resistance and its distribution
from force and velocity measurements obtained near the top of a foundation impacted by
a hammer or drop weight. The impact produces a compressive wave that travels down the
shaft of the foundation.

A pair of strain transducers obtains the signals necessary to compute force, while
measurements from a pair of accelerometers are integrated to yield velocity. These sensors
are connected to a PDA that records, processes and displays data and results.

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4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
a. Definitions :

COMPANY - EMP BENTU LIMITED

CONTRACTOR - The CONTRACTOR, and the CONTRACTOR’S Sub-
CONTRACTORS, awarded the contract to carry out the work
to which this Specification applies.

b. It involves attaching strain gauges and accelerometers to the pile near the pile head during
driving

c. It shall be performed on required number of indicator piles

d. Dynamic Testing shall be performed on production piles as chosen by the engineer to

monitor hammer and driving system performance

5 MATERIAL
 Impact Force Application
 Force or Strain Transducer
 Acceleration or Displacement Transducer
 Signal Transmission Cables
 PDA (Model Pak, PAX or PAL) to record, display and analysis data

6 EXECUTION
Its mandatory that both the accelerometer and strain gage are fixed parallel to the pile axis at a
predetermined distance from the pile top. When two sets of gages are used, they shall be
diametrically opposite

7 PROCEDURE
 High Strain Pile Load Testing Preparation: The transducers’ strain gauges and
accelerometers are fixed on the pile after performing the initial calibrations checks on them.
These are fixed either by bolting or welding. Setup the apparatus required for data
recording, reducing and displaying data.

 Preconstruction Wave Equation Analyses

- Dynamic Testing Consultant shall propose driving system to install the pile to the
required capacity and desired penetration depth within the allowable driving stresses,
with prior information got by Contractor.
- In case of Bored piles, design weight, drop height and cushion of the hammer
apparatus shall be proposed.

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- Proposed Driving System by the engineer shall be based upon the wave equation
analysis.
- A new pile driving system shall be proposed by the contractor if the pile installation
stresses calculated exceed the maximum values specified by the engineer.

 Indicator Pile Program:

- Indicator piles shall be driven based upon the preliminary driving resistance indicated
by wave equation results.
- Based on the results, the engineer shall select number of indicator piles to be statically
load tested.

 Production Pile Testing

- Dynamic Pile Testing shall be performed on piles during initial driving, restrike driving
, initial and restrike driving.
- Engineer may request additional piles to be dynamically tested if hammer is modified
or replaced or any other piling behaviour different from the normal installation
procedure.

8 REPORTS
 CAPWAP analyses of the dynamic pile testing data shall be performed on data obtained
from the end of initial driving and beginning of restrike indicator piles
 Upon completion of various testing phases, the Dynamic Testing Consultant shall prepare
a formal report summarizing the dynamic testing results.

9 ADVANTAGES OF DYNAMIC PILE TESTING

9.1 Advantages
 For caissons and drilled shafts, it provides a less expensive alternative to static load
testing.
 For driven piles, testing can be done during installation and/or re-strike very
economically.
 Dynamic pile monitoring has the advantage of providing immediate results that the
engineer can use, including estimates of capacity, driving stresses, and pile integrity.
 Low strain dynamic testing method is a quick, convenient way to check deep
foundations for defects.
 Low strain dynamic testing can be used on concrete piles, drilled caissons, augered
cast-in-place piles, concrete filled pipe piles, and timber piles of moderate slenderness.
 It is possible to check numerous piles on site during a single day.

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10 ADVANTAGES OF PDA SYSTEM

10.1 Transducers PDA system

 Compact, reliable, water resistant, combined acceleration/strain transducers, cables
and connectors.
 Mounting jig to increase transducer life and for protection
 Junction box for easy mounting and storage of transducer cables

10.2 Signal Conditioning PDA

 Maximum reliability
 Full digital signal processing
 Battery and AC powered
 No. of files digital signals only limited by hard disk capacity
 Test Box to test system functions.

10.3 Software Environment PDA

 Windows based environment
 Easy Installation
 Higher quality signal processing

10.4 ADVANTAGES OF USING PDA

 Proven worldwide application now
 Uses available or easy-to-make drop hammers and minimal pile preparation
 Confirms capacity, even at large loads
 Reduced testing time and large cost savings (cost 10 to 30 times less than static cost)
 PDA with CAPWAP evaluates capacity at low cost for driven piles, drilled shafts,&
augercast piles
 PDA gives extra valuable information (integrity, stresses, hammer energy)
 PDA potentially saves time or pile length in favorable site conditions
 Improves quality control by more pile tests

10.5 SHORT COMING OF PDA

 Site specific input factors, such as damping, rapid pore pressure cant be obtained by
PDA testing.
 An experienced Geotechnical engineer or PDA operator is needed to go through the
PDA analysis to avoid misinterpretation of the results obtained.

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