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LOADING SEQUENCE FOR TEST PILE

400MM DIAMETER SPUN PILE (WORKING LOAD 205T)
Test to 2.0 times - 410T
The Load Test sequence shall generally be in accordance with BS 8004, 1986-British
Standard Code of Practice for foundation.

The stages of loading shall generally be as follow:

Acting Cylinder 1000 T

Load Percentage (%) Tons PSI Minimum Time of

Holding Load (Minutes)
0 0.0 0 10
10 20.5 199 10
20 41.0 398 10
30 61.5 596 10
40 82.0 795 10
50 102.5 994 10
60 123.0 1193 10
1st Cycle 70 143.5 1391 10
80 164.0 1590 10
90 184.5 1789 10
100 205.0 1988 60 mins or settlement rate < 0.25mm/hr (whichever is longer)
75 153.8 1491 10
50 102.5 994 10
25 51.3 497 10
0 0.0 0 30
25 51.3 497 10
50 102.5 994 10
75 153.8 1491 10
100 205.0 1988 10
110 225.5 2187 10
120 246.0 2385 10
130 266.5 2584 10
140 287.0 2783 10
2nd Cycle 150 307.5 2982 10
160 328.0 3180 10
170 348.5 3379 10
180 369.0 3578 10
190 389.5 3777 10
200 410.0 3976 60 mins or longer as instructed by Engineer
150 307.5 2982 10
100 205.0 1988 10
50 102.5 994 10
0 0.0 0 30

Total Minutes 470

7 hours 50 minutes
Notes:
*Reading to be taken immediately before and after each loading increse and decrease
*For 100% and 200% of loading maintained
- reading to be taken immediately after loading increse, thereafter 15th,30th, 45th and 60th in first hour.
- subsequent reading to be taken hourly.

Example (calculation from ton to psi)

Hydraulic jack, cylinder effective area = 227.3 In2
1T = 2204lb

For max test load , the pressure in( 410.0 X2204)/ 227.3
PSI =
= 3975.5