Wave Equation and Dynamic Pile Testing

Oswald Klingmueller, Dr.-Ing., of GSP mbH Mannheim, Germany Frank Rausche, Dipl.-Ing., Ph.D., P.E., of Pile Dynamics, Inc. Cleveland, USA Matthias Schallert, Dr.-Ing., of GSP mbH Mannheim, Germany

1-day Seminar on Deep Foundation Integrity Testing and Wave Equation Analysis

Program

Tuesday November 8th

08:00 Registration

08:30 One-Dimensional Wave Mechanics – Application of Stress Wave Theory to Piles High Strain Testing for Driven and Cast-in-Place Piles

10:00 Break

10:15 Non-Destructive Integrity Testing of Cast-in-Place Piles • Low-Strain-(Impact-Echo)- and associated wave mechanics • Crosshole Sonic Logging • Thermal Integrity Profiling

12:30 Lunch 13:30 Simulation of Pile Driving - Wave Equation Background

14:00 Wave Equation Workshop: Bearing Graph

15:00 Break

15:15 Wave Equation Workshop: Driveability, Long Time Static Resistance LTSR and Static Resistance to Driving SRD, Set-Up and Soil Friction Fatigue, Fatigue of Driven Steel Piles, Vibratory Driving

16:30 Refined Wave Equation Analysis and EC7

17:00 Adjourn GSP/PDI reserve the right of minor program changes

2-days Workshop High Strain Dynamic Foundation Testing

Wednesday November 9th & Thursday November 10th

See the whole schedule of the seminar here

Source: http://www.pile.com/pdi/