HORIZONTAL LOAD TESTS WITH A SEGMENTAL PILE.
Abstract
Two series of tests of soil horizontal bearing capacity were performed with a new testing apparatus called a segmental pile. The pile is in three segments and has all soil removed from its interior. Within a soil deposit, the middle segment is forced horizontally, and the loads and displacements are measured and recorded. Such tests were made in moist beach sand and in an undisturbed hydraulic fill of medium sand. The segmental pile was found to be a useful and convenient tool for studying the horizontal load-supporting characteristics of naturally placed, undisturbed soil deposits. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0617916
Entities
People
- Henry L. Gill
- Theodore R. Kretschmer
Organizations
- Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center