The Statnamic Analysis Workbook: A Tool for Automated Data Analysis and Storage

摘要

Statnamic loud testing, which has been in existence for over a decade, is becoming more widespread as an accepted alternative to large static load tests. Because the test introduces dynamic forces into the system under consideration, these forces must be quantified and removed from the final data so that the static capacity of the foundation is determined properly. The large amount of data collected in a single statnamic test makes this method well suited for computer-based analysis. This paper presents the development of a free software application known as the Statnamic Analysis Workbook, which utilizes Middendorp's Unloading Point Method for determining system damping characteristics. The package is built on a Microsoft Excel platform and extensively enhanced with the Visual Basic for Applications programming language. Statnamic data of virtually any type can be easily imported and regressed, key statistics can be calculated and stored, and final load-displacement curves can be generated. The software can export and save the regressed data, and a special tool links this exporter with the Federal Highway Administration's Deep Foundation Database. The University of South Florida makes the software available via the Internet for engineering consultants as well as foundation engineering educators.