Embankment

Geotextiles
Sand layer
Pile caps
Bamboo piles

Soft soil
a) 2 kinds of the local bamboos. b) Crossed-section of the local bamboos.
 a) Single pile b) Group piles

Test Weights
Test Weights

Cross Beam, l=200mm

0.00 Dial Gauges Wedges Cross Beam, l=200mm

Dial Gauges
Pile cap Hydraulic jack
1 Layer 2 Geotextiles layers
Sand layer
Bamboo pile Layer 1 Steel platform
-1m
L =3.0m 1000*1000*30mm
Pile caps Hydraulic jack

16 bamboo piles
L =3.0m
2

-3m

a. Single bamboo pile b. BGC1 and BGC2

a) Group piles of BGC1 b) Group piles of BGC2

50
MT Bamboo
40

30
GAI Bamboo
20

10

0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
 Load (kN)
0 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160
0
-4 152kN
Loading BGC2
-8
-12
-16
-20 Loading BGC1

-24 Inflection point

-28
-32

Load (kN)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
0
-4
Single pile
-8
-12

-16
Pile in BGC2
-20
-24 Pile in BGC1

-28
-32
a) Group piles BGC1 b) Group piles BGC2
 Load (kN) Load (kN)
0 40 80 120 160 200 0 40 80 120 160 200
0 0

-20 -20

-40 -40

-60 -60

-80 BGC1 Simulation -80 BGC2 Simulation

BGC1 Plate load test BGC2 Plate load test
-100 -100

a. Graph of load–settlement of BGC1 a. Graph of load–settlement of BGC2