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For Soil & Material Testing, Surveying, Calibration, Structural Evaluation & Environmental Studies
P.O. Box: 21073, Safat 13071, Kuwait. Tel (965) 2471 0780. Fax (965) 2471 6526
NOVEMBER 2021
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Date: 15th November 2021
Ref.: INCO/PILING/RC/21-21-5/CSL_21-009
Dear Sir,
We are pleased to submit herewith Two (2) copies of our Crosshole Sonic Logging
(CSL) T e s t R e p o r t t h a t contains data, analysis & interpretation of the CSL
performed on t h r e e ( 3 ) B o a r d piles. The CSL was carried out at the site on 13th of
November 2021 for the above mentioned project.
We trust that the information contained herein will suit your current project needs;
if you have any questions or require further technical assistance, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
We are pleased to have been on service on this occasion and we look forward to
working with you further on these on-going & future projects.
Best Regards,
For INCO-LABS
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Date Of Issue: 15 NOVEMBER 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 2
INTRODUCTION
The following note details the Cross-Hole Sonic Logging Test (CSL) and Results of the
large diameter foundation working piles for the proposed development project of
“Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Al Ghouse Road from 7th Ring Road to Fahaheel Ahmadi
RA/265 Project” in The State of Kuwait.
This report presents the results of Cross Hole Sonic Logging using the Cross Hole
Analyser, CHA, based on the data, details and pile identification provided at site and the site
conditions at the time of testing.
Piles subjected for CSL test are of 1200 mm diameter. There are three (3) numbers of
mild steel sonic tubes of 38 mm diameter installed for CSL Testing.
1. PILE DETAILS:
CSL Testing was conducted on 1200 mm diameter reinforced concrete cast-in-situ
bored piles. Three (3) mild steel tubes of 38mm internal diameter were installed for the test.
Sonic tubes details during the period of testing are mentioned below.
40.0610 +
1. J16 TP 5 03-11-2021 17.201 22.860
10 cm
2. TEST METHODOLGY:
Cross-Hole Sonic Logging generally applies to drilled shafts and requires that at least
three tubes be installed in a drilled shaft prior to pouring the concrete. The stress pulses are
then sent from one tube to the other at 50mm vertical intervals.
The arrival time of the pulse at the receiver tube indicates the quality and integrity of the
concrete between the tubes.
For conducting the sonic logging test mild steel tubes as described earlier were installed
throughout the length of the shaft by tying them to the reinforcement cage. They were filled
with water throughout the depth of the pile and the bottom of the tubes was sealed before
concreting.
The use of water was to take care of the heat of hydration during curing of concrete
and the water also acts as a medium for transmission of stress waves through the pipes.
Absence of water before concreting may result in warping or bending of tubes and
consequently affect the CSL results.
The test must be conducted after minimum 3 to 7 days of concreting. Early testing is
to check the integrity of the pile shaft although wave speed maybe lower. Testing after
concrete has attained at least 70% of its strength or after the required strength is achieved,
will likely result in better wave speeds. The testing is started marking the tubes and then by
lowering a transmitter in one of the tubes and a receiver in another.
Both transmitter and receiver are connected by cables to the Cross Hole Analyser
(CHA), which records the arrival time and the energy attenuation as the probes are
simultaneously raised to the top. As long as the arrival time and the energy attenuation are
roughly constant, one may deduce that the concrete quality is also uniform and the pile is
therefore acceptable.
The CHA determines the quality of concrete between pairs of tubes pre-installed in
bored piles. A transmitter lowered down on one tube sends a high frequency signal that is
sensed some time later by a receiver in another tube. As the sensors are being pulled, the CHA
records, at regular depth intervals, the time that the signal takes to travel from the transmitter to
the receiver (arrival time), as well as the signal energy.
These two quantities are indicative of concrete quality between the pair of tubes at a
particular depth. The entire shaft length is scanned in this fashion by repeating the test across
diagonals & adjacent perimeters.
The CHA is easy to use and data interpretation is straightforward. Defects in the pile
are easy to recognize. They appear as weak signals in the signal plot, as missing signals in the
traditional plot, as delayed arrivals in the arrival time plot, and as signals with low energy.
3. INTERPRETATION GUIDELINES:
By sending ultrasonic pulse through concrete from one probe to another (probes located
in parallel tubes), the CSL procedure inspects the drilled shaft structural integrity, and extent
and location of defects, if any.
For equidistant tubes, uniform concrete yields consistent first arrival times (FAT) with
reasonable pulse wave speed and signal strengths. Non-uniformities such as contamination, soft
concrete, and honeycombing, voids, or inclusions exhibit delayed arrival times (FAT) with
reduced signal strength.
Typically the following classification explains interpretation of defects in the shaft. Here, the
rating of the shaft integrity considers the increase in “first arrival time” (FAT) and the energy
reduction relative to the arrival time or energy in a nearby zone of good concrete.
The wave speed obtained is a useful tool to evaluate concrete quality. However, because
the tubes might not be perfectly straight or even parallel, a fixed absolute limit of a wave speed
value cannot be used for evaluation for perimeter profiles. Wave speed is best determined from
the test results across major diagonals although this also to some extent may depend on bending
of tubes. Other factors that affect wave speed include age of concrete, temperature, concrete
grade, type of cement, sand aggregate, design mix etc. and hence many times the energy is
considered a more important parameter in evaluating the results.
The detailed test graphs are attached in Appendix B of the report. Generally the
following conclusions can be said from cross-hole sonic logging tests conducted on the pile
shafts based on data, pile location and pile information supplied to us during testing.
Appendix:
A- Plan Location Layout
B- CSL Output
Respectfully Submitted,
INCO-LAB
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TEST PILE DIAMETER EXISTING GROUND PILE TOE PILE LENGTH PILE COORDINATES NOTES
ET E
SERIAL
PILE NO. (M) LEVEL+10cm LEVEL (M) EASTING NORTHING
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TO REDUCE THE RISK OF DAMAGE OF EXISTING UNDERGROUND
REV. DATE DESCRIPTION BY
UTILITIES BEFORE STARTING THE BOREHOLES DRILLING NEED
ONE TRIAL PIT SHOULD EXCAVATE AT THE LOCATION OF تل ك ا ةلود
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ABU BOREHOLE WITH DEPTH BETWEEN 1.5m TO 2m FROM EXISTING STATE OF KUWAIT
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A H TEST PILES SETTING OUT FOR J26 CONSTRUCTION, COMPLETION & MAINTENANCE
C AN OF AL GHOUSE ROAD FROM
EX D SERIAL
TEST PILE DIAMETER EXISTING GROUND PILE TOE PILE LENGTH PILE COORDINATES NOTES 7th RING ROAD TO FAHAHEEL ROAD(ROAD 212)
TR
DRAWING TITLE:
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Appendix-B
CSL OUTPUT
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J16-TP5
J16-TP5 J16-TP5 3
J16-TP5 J16-TP5 3
J16-TP5 J16-TP5 3
Dia=1.20 m 3 Dia=1.20 m Dia=1.20 m 3 Dia=1.20 m Dia=1.20 m 3 Dia=1.20 m
Tube Number=1-2 (F3,3) Tube Number=1-2 Tube Number=2-3 (F3,3) Tube Number=2-3 Tube Number=1-3 (F3,3) Tube Number=1-3
Spacing=0.72 m 1 2
Spacing=0.72 m Spacing=0.71 m 1 2
Spacing=0.71 m Spacing=0.70 m 1 2
Spacing=0.70 m
11/13/2021 10:26 11/13/2021 10:27 11/13/2021 10:36
11/13/2021 10:26 1 2
11/13/2021 10:27 1 2
11/13/2021 10:36 1 2
Wavespeed (m/sec) Arrival (ms) Wavespeed (m/sec) Arrival (ms) Wavespeed (m/sec) Arrival (ms)
0 4000 10000 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 0 4000 10000 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 0 4000 10000 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5
0
0
2
2
4
4
6
6
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
10
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
22
22
22
22
22.63 22.63 22.63
TX avg= 600.4
RX avg= -600.6
Wavespeed (m/sec) Arrival (ms) Wavespeed (m/sec) Arrival (ms) Wavespeed (m/sec) Arrival (ms)
0 4000 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 0 4000 10000 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 0 4000 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5
0
0
2
2
4
4
6
6
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
10
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
22
22
22
22
22.32 22.35 22.36
TX avg= 599.6
RX avg= -600.8
Wavespeed (m/sec) Arrival (ms) Wavespeed (m/sec) Arrival (ms) Wavespeed (m/sec) Arrival (ms)
0 4000 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 0 4000 10000 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 0 4000 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5
0
0
2
2
4
4
6
6
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
10
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
22
22
22
22
22.32 22.29 22.30
TX avg= 597.0
RX avg= -597.5