Dynamic load test and elastic rebound analysis for estimation of the bearing capacity of piles in residual soil

摘要

In this paper we will present the final bearing capacity results from a static load test and the control by the elastic rebound. These tests have been carried out by driving 0.18m diameter and 14.0m long precast concrete pile, at the Unicamp Campus, in a place where the subsoil is formed of residual diabasic soil, common in Campinas and other regions of the country. These results are compared to the ones obtained afterwards through an instrumental static load test? carried out on the same pile. The results presented refer to of two more dynamic load tests, which were performed close to the pile, where the static load test was performed and also the results of the field tests performed on the site.