REPORT ON PROTOTYPE PILE LOAD TEST

FOR

BHAUPUR-KHURJA SECTION EASTERN DEDICATED FREIGHT

CORRIDOR SYSTEM WORKS :CONTRACT PAKAGE –CP-104

FOR
M/S ALSTOM SYSTEM INDIA PVT. LTD.

BY
ESSCON ENGINEERING SERVICES PVT. LTD.
343, L.I.G FLAT, PKT-B, HASTSAL,
OPP. CENTREL SCHOOL VIKAS PURI
NEW DELHI – 110059
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essconengineering@gmail.com
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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ESSCON ENGINEERING SERVICES PVT. LTD. acknowledges with

thanks for all the assistance provided to us by all officers and staff of
PMC, EDFC & M/S ALSTOM SYSTEM INDIA PVT. LTD. local civil
authorities without whose help it may not have been possible to accomplish
this assignment.
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Clause No  Description  Page No 

1.0  Introduction‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  1 
1.1  Scope of work ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐   1 
1.2  References ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐   1 
2.0  Load Test On Pile‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  2 
2.1  Vertical Load Test‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐   2 
2.1.1  Equipment & Tools ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐   2 
2.1.2  Test Procedure ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐   3 
2.2  Lateral Load Test  ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  4 
2.2.1  Equipment & Tools ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐   4 
2.2.2  Test Procedure ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐   5 
2.3                Graph  & Table      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐         6‐14 

Test  Results   ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 
3.0  15 
 Recommendation and conclusion ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 16 
4.0 
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ANNEXURE    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 17- 28
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1.0 INTRODUCTION

The report presented herein deals with Pile load Test for PROTOTYPE
PILE LOAD TEST AT TUNDLA DETOUR . The work of Pile load

Test was awarded to M/S ESSCON ENGINEERING SERVICES

PVT LTD. New Delhi by M/S ALSTOM SYSTEM INDIA PVT.
LTD.

1.1 SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of this document is to test and validate the estimated design
capacity of the cylindrical foundation ,The following are the scope of
work for conducting various types of load test including Lateral &
Vertical load test. According to is code of practice. IS: 2911(Part IV)

1.2 REFERENCES

IS CODE 

IS 2911(part 4) :2013
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PILE FOUNDATION-
CODE OF PRACTICE (Part 4 load Test on Pile)

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2.0 LOAD TEST ON PILE

2.1 VERTICAL LOAD TEST

Load Test shall be performed when concrete has reached its required
strength i.e. 28 days strength. The axial compressive loads test
should be done as per IS code 2911 part IV (latest revision).

2.1.1 EQUIPMENT & TOOLS

 Hydraulic jacks of suitable capacity with one pump.

 Pre-calibrated pressure gauge with a sensitivity of 20 kg/cm2.
 Dial Gauges - 4 nos.
 Four bearing plates.
 Glass plates of size 40 x 40 mm.
 Two datum Bar
 Bricks, cement, sand to support the jack.
 Tools for Excavation.
 Record Book

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2.1.2 TEST PROCEDURE:

 Piles to be load tested shall be so designated on the drawings or

specified/Selected by client in the field.
 Loading platform form by erecting kentledge, The load shall be
applied by placing sand beg . The CG of kentledge should be on the
axis of pile and the load applied by the jack should be co-axial with
the piles.
 Test load shall be applied to the piles by a hydraulic jack with a
control pump. Test load applied shall be such that a constant load is
maintained under increasing settlement.
 Loading Procedure should be Maintained Load method and the load
should be applied in an equal increment of 20 %. Of the safe load
and test should be perform upto 2.5 times of safe load or
displacement attains a value of 18mm or 2% of pile dia, which will
occur first.
 At each load increment, pile settlement shall be observed accurate to
0.02 mm at an interval of 2, 4, 8, 15, 30 minutes and thereafter at half
hourly intervals up to a time when the rate of settlement of the pile
top reduces to 0.1mm in half hour or 0.2mm in one hour, which will
occur first. The test load shall be maintained for 24 hours. Unloading
shall be carried out in same decrements at 30min interval and
rebound for each decrement shall be noted. The final rebound shall
be recorded 3 hours after the entire load is removed. the test results
were recorded and provided in table no-1.Altogether three vertical
load test on pile were conducted & results are also plotted in Fig-1.

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2.2 LATERAL LOAD TEST

Load Test shall be performed when concrete has reached its required
strength i.e. 28 days strength. The lateral loads test should be done as
per IS2911 Part IV 2013 . The test may be carried out by introducing a
hydraulic jack with gauge between two piles or reaction may be
suitably obtained. The full load imposed by the jack shall be taken as
the lateral resistance of the pile. The loading shall be applied in
increments of about 20 percent of estimated safe load.

2.2.1 EQUIPMENT & TOOLS:

 Hydraulic jack of suitable capacity with pump

 Dial Gauges — Minimum 2 nos.
 Two bearing plates to suit the perimeter of the pile
 Two glass plates of size 40 x 40 mm
 Datum Bar,
 MS pipe of suitable diameter & length to fill the gap between jack
and pile
 Bricks, cement, sand to support the jack.
 Tools for Excavation
 Record Book

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2.2.2 TESTING PROCEDURE

 Piles to be load tested shall be so designated on the drawings or

specified /selected.
 Test load shall be applied to the piles by a hydraulic jack with a remote
control pump at Pile COL. Test load applied shall be such that a
constant load is maintained under increasing settlement. Load shall be
applied in equal increments of 20 percent of the estimated safe load
and test should be perform upto 2.5 times of safe load or
displacement attains a value of 12mm , whichever is occur earlier . The
increment of the load shall be applied after the rate of displacement
is less than or equal to 0.1 mm per 30 min subjected to minimum of 30
minutes. On the basis of tabulated results the plot between lateral load
& deflection were plotted & shown in Fig.2.

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2.3 GRAPH & TABLE

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PILE TESTING DETAILS 
PILE ID  P-1

PILE TYPE  BORED CAST IN SITU

PILE DIAMETER  900 mm

LENGTH OF PILE  3.020m

DATE OF PILE TESTING  9‐Mar‐2017

TYPE OF PILE TESTING  VERTICAL LOAD TEST (TEST LOAD OF 40.0 TONNE)

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  Table‐1 Vertical  LOAD  TEST DATA SHEET 

Location:‐ 0+615.0 Ram.  Dia.       16.55 cm

Pile ID:‐ P‐1 Ram Area 215.12 cm2
Dia. Of Pile 900mm DATE OF TESTING:‐09/03/2017

Dial gauge reading

Actual  Applied 
Actual Load after 
pressure after  Increment after 
Theoretical  Calibration  Average
Theoretical Load Calibration  Calibration 
Pressure Correction and  Settlement
Correction and  Correction and  Least count of dial gauges - 0.01 mm
Jack Efficiency
Jack Efficiency Jack Efficiency

kg kg/cm2 kg/cm2 kg/cm2 kg A B C D mm

0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
3.2 14.9 14.640 20 4.3 0.07 0.06 0.04 0.08 0.06
6.4 29.8 29.290 30 6.5 0.09 0.06 0.07 0.09 0.08
9.6 44.6 43.930 50 10.8 0.11 0.07 0.09 0.10 0.09
12.8 59.5 58.570 60 12.9 0.12 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.12
16 74.4 73.210 80 17.2 0.16 0.17 0.18 0.19 0.18
19.2 89.3 87.860 90 19.4 0.30 0.35 0.41 0.40 0.37
22.4 104.1 102.500 110 23.7 0.70 0.70 0.80 0.82 0.76
25.6 119.0 117.140 120 25.8 1.50 1.52 1.54 1.64 1.55
28.8 133.9 131.790 140 30.1 2.20 2.22 2.18 2.21 2.20
32 148.8 146.430 150 32.3 3.01 3.04 2.96 2.96 2.99
35.2 163.6 161.070 170 36.6 3.88 3.87 3.91 3.85 3.88
38.4 178.5 175.710 180 38.7 4.59 4.46 4.60 4.43 4.52
40 185.9 183.040 190 40.9 5.62 5.64 5.75 5.68 5.67

REBOUNDING
40 185.9 183.04 190 40.9 5.62 5.64 5.75 5.68 5.67
38.4 178.5 175.71 180 38.7 5.61 5.62 5.74 5.66 5.66
35.2 163.6 161.07 170 36.6 5.60 5.62 5.74 5.65 5.65
32 148.8 146.43 150 32.3 5.59 5.61 5.72 5.65 5.64
28.8 133.9 131.78 140 30.1 5.59 5.60 5.70 5.63 5.63
25.6 119.0 117.14 120 25.8 5.55 5.60 5.68 5.60 5.61
22.4 104.1 102.50 110 23.7 5.55 5.60 5.66 5.59 5.60
19.2 89.3 87.86 90 19.4 5.53 5.58 5.64 5.57 5.58
16 74.4 73.21 80 17.2 5.50 5.56 5.60 5.55 5.55
12.8 59.5 58.57 60 12.9 5.47 5.51 5.60 5.53 5.53
9.6 44.6 43.93 50 10.8 5.45 5.48 5.57 5.53 5.51
6.4 29.8 29.29 30 6.5 5.42 5.43 5.55 5.50 5.48
3.2 14.9 14.64 20 4.3 5.37 5.41 5.47 5.40 5.41
0 0 0.00 0 0.0 5.18 5.26 5.20 5.31 5.24

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FIG NO-1:

Applied Load in Tonnes

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
0

2
mm

3
Settlement -m

LOAD v/s SETTLEMENT CURVE

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PILE ID  P-2

PILE TYPE  BORED CAST IN SITU

PILE DIAMETER  900 mm

LENGTH OF PILE  3.020 m

DATE OF PILE TESTING  05‐April‐2017

TYPE OF PILE TESTING  LATERAL LOAD TEST (TEST LOAD OF 4.0TONNE)

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 Table‐2 LATERAL LOAD TEST DATA SHEET 

Pile ID:‐ Ram.  Dia.          8.4 cm

P‐2
Ram Area 55.42 cm2
Location:‐ 0+618.40 DATE OF TESTING:‐ 05/04/2017
Dia. Of Pile 900 mm
Length of pile 3.020 m
Applied  Dial gauge reading
Actual Load after 
Increment after 
Theoretical  Calibration  Average
Theoretical Load Calibration 
Pressure Correction and  Deflection
Correction and  Least count of dial gauges - 0.01 mm
Jack Efficiency
Jack Efficiency

kg kg/cm2 kg/cm2 kg A B A+B mm

0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
320 6 10 554 0.04 0.02 0.06 0.03
640 12 15 831 0.05 0.03 0.08 0.04
960 17 20 1108 0.06 0.03 0.09 0.05
1280 23 25 1386 0.08 0.04 0.12 0.06
1600 29 30 1663 0.20 0.17 0.37 0.19
1920 35 35 1940 0.29 0.23 0.52 0.26
2240 40 45 2494 0.43 0.36 0.79 0.40
2560 46 50 2771 0.58 0.47 1.05 0.53
2880 52 55 3048 0.74 0.63 1.37 0.69
3200 58 60 3325 0.96 0.85 1.81 0.91
3520 64 65 3602 1.14 0.99 2.13 1.07
3840 69 70 3879 1.31 1.14 2.45 1.23
4000 72 75 4157 1.63 1.50 3.13 1.57

4000 72 75 4157 1.63 1.50 3.13 1.57

3840 69 70 3879 1.62 1.49 3.11 1.56
3520 64 65 3602 1.61 1.49 3.1 1.55
3200 58 60 3325 1.60 1.48 3.08 1.54
2880 52 55 3048 1.59 1.48 3.07 1.54
2560 46 50 2771 1.57 1.47 3.04 1.52
2240 40 45 2494 1.57 1.40 2.97 1.49
1920 35 35 1940 1.50 1.39 2.89 1.45
1600 29 30 1663 1.49 1.38 2.87 1.44
1280 23 25 1386 1.49 1.37 2.86 1.43
960 17 20 1108 1.46 1.33 2.79 1.40
640 12 15 831 1.42 1.29 2.71 1.36
320 6 10 554 1.39 1.26 2.65 1.33
0 0 0 0 1.32 1.21 2.53 1.27

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FIG NO-2:

Applied Load in Kg

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000
0
ection-mm

1
Defle

LOAD v/s DEFLECTION CURVE

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3.0 TEST RESULTS

3.1 The vertical compression load test on pile carried out for 1 piles were
evaluated & the vertical displacement were calculated on the basis of
design vertical compression load test on pile, The results are given
below :-

PERMISSIBLE 
SAFE LOAD   TEST LOAD   SETTLEMENT   
PILE ID  SETTLEMENT   
(TONNE)  (TONNE)  (mm) 
(mm)  

P‐1  16.0  40.0  5.67  18.0 

3.2 The lateral load test on pile were conducted on 1 piles and the results
as obtained are given below.

PERMISSIBLE 
VERTICAL 
SAFE LOAD   TEST LOAD   VERTICAL 
PILE ID  DISPLACEMENT    
(TONNE)  (TONNE)  DISPLACEMENT   
(mm) 
(mm)        

P‐2  1.60  4.0  1.57  12.0 

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4.0 RECOMMNDATION AND CONCLUTION

On the basis of experiment work on vertical compression load test &
lateral load test load test were evaluated and the following
recommendation are offered.

4.1 The vertical displacement were calculated on the basis of design

vertical compression load test on pile, The results are given below:-

PERMISSIBLE 
SAFE LOAD  TEST LOAD   SETTLEMENT   
PILE ID  SETTLEMENT   
(TONNE)  (TONNE)  (mm) 
(mm)  

P‐1  16.0  40.0  5.67  18.0 

4.2 The lateral deflection were calculated on the basis of design lateral
load test on pile, The results are given below:-

PERMISSIBLE 
SAFE LOAD  TEST LOAD   DEFLECTION  
PILE ID  DEFLECTION  
(TONNE)  (TONNE)  (mm) 
(mm)  
P‐2  1.60  4.0  1.57  12.0 

4.3 Reviewing the above pile load test results, As the gross Settlement and
deflection are observed within the permissible limits, hence design &
construction are recommended to adopt accordingly.

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