- Comparison of Static and Dynamic Pile Load Tests at Thi Vai International Port in Viet Nam
- Le Phan Ta ; Tatsunori Matsumoto ; Ha Nguyen Hoang
- Book Title / Journal: International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories
- Year: 2013 , Volume: 3
- Site Characterization & In-situ Testing (General) ; Instrumentation ; Pile Foundations ; Soil Dynamics In-Situ
- Keywords: static load test ; dynamic load test ; steel pipe pile ; spun concrete pile ; wave matching analysis ; pile foundation quality control ; berth area
- Abstract
A berth structure, 600 m long and 60 m wide, for handing of loaded containers was completed in early 2013 as one of the facilities of Thi Vai International Port located on the bank of the Cai Mep river in Viet Nam. The berth is a quay structure supported by 885 driven spun concrete piles and 156 driven steel pipe piles. Four test piles, named TSC1, TSC2, TSP1 and TSP2, with different pile lengths and diameters were driven at the project site in 2011 prior to construction of working piles. Static load tests (SLTs) were conducted for the test piles to determine the design pile capacity. Dynamic load tests (DLTs) were also carried out for the TSC1 and TSP1 in order to obtain information for selecting the pile driving system used for the working piles and to examine the applicability of wave matching analysis (WMA) to derive the static load-displacement curves. A wave matching analysis program developed by the authors was employed in the WMAs. Good agreement between the derived and measured static responses was obtained for the TSC1 and TSP1. The identified soil parameters obtained from the final WMA of the TSC1 and TSP1 were used to predict the static responses of the TSC2 and TSP2. The predicted load-displacement curves were reasonable matches to the measured ones, indicating that the identified soil parameters of the test piles could be used for prediction of the static responses of other constructed piles. Moreover, pile driving termination criterion in this site was examined through the test piling. PDF |
- Adjusting the soil stiffness with stabilisation to minimize vibration at Maxlab IV – Asynchrotron radiation facility in Sweden
- N. Rydén ; P. Lindh
- Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, September 2-6 2013
- Year: 2013
- Ground Improvement ; Stabilization ; Soil Dynamics Testing in the Laboratory
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- Correlations between the shear wave velocity profile and the response spectrum based on SASW tests
- R. Boroschek ; V. Peredo ; C. Pinilla ; L. Gonzalez
- Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, September 2-6 2013
- Year: 2013
- Site Response Analysis ; Soil Dynamics In-Situ
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- Effect of stress anisotropy on cyclic behavior of dense sand with dynamic hollow cylinder apparatus
- M. Zamanian ; F. Jafarzadeh
- Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, September 2-6 2013
- Year: 2013
- Soil Mechanics ; Laboratory Testing ; Soil Dynamics Testing in the Laboratory
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- Impact of blast vibrations on the release of quick clay slides
- R. Aabøe ; C. Madshus ; K.H. Andersen ; F. Løvholt ; J. Johansson
- Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, September 2-6 2013
- Year: 2013
- Landslides ; Soil Dynamics ; Laboratory Testing
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- Dynamic calculation for the dry closure of Almagrera tailings dam
- E. Rossi ; F.A. Jiménez ; M. Vázquez-Boza ; P. Durand ; A. Morales-Esteban ; de Justo
- Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, September 2-6 2013
- Year: 2013
- Soil Dynamics ; Tailings Dams
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- The NRC ESSI Simulator Program, Current status
- N. . Tafazzoli ; F. Pisano ; J.A Abbel ; B. Kamrani ; C.G. Jeong ; B Aldridge ; R. Roche ; A. Kammerer ; B.. Jeremic
- Book Title / Journal: 22nd Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, San Fancisco California, USA
- Year: 2013
- Soil Dynamics ; Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Description
- In this paper we overview some current modeling and simulation features of the NRC ESSI Simulator Program, a parallel, nonlinear, time domain finite element program developed to solve dynamic problems for the soil/rock – structure interaction of Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) system. The NRC ESSI Program is part of the NRC ESSI Simulator System, a software, hardware and educational system for high fidelity modeling and simulation of dynamic response of NPPs.
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- Dynamic Properties and Liquefaction Potential of a Sandy Soil Containing Silt
- M.E. Karim ; M.A. Ansary ; M.J. Alam ; H.M. Mominul
- Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, September 2-6 2013
- Year: 2013
- Soil Dynamics ; Liquefaction Engineering
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- Pioneer application of a dynamic penetrometer and boroscope in archeological prospecting
- E.E. Ibarra-Razo ; G. Auvinet ; E. Ovando ; L. Barba ; J.L. Rangel-Núñez
- Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, September 2-6 2013
- Year: 2013
- Soil Dynamics In-Situ ; Instrumentation
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- Determining Small Strain Elastic Modulus Using Cyclic Expansion Tests
- P. Reiffsteck ; S. Fanelli ; J.L. Tacita ; J.C. Dupla
- 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (Paris)
- Year: 2013
- Soil Dynamics In-Situ ; Pressuremeter
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- Measuring and modeling the dynamic behavior of Danube Sands
- Z. Szilvágyi ; R.P. Ray
- Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, September 2-6 2013
- Year: 2013
- Soil Dynamics ; Soil Dynamics Testing in the Laboratory ; Soil Behavior Modeling
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- Dynamic measurements of the penetration test - Determination of the tip’s dynamic load-penetration curve
- C. Bacconnet ; P. Breul ; Y. Haddani ; R. Gourvès ; E. Escobar ; M.A. Benz
- Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, September 2-6 2013
- Year: 2013
- Soil Dynamics In-Situ ; Cone Penetration Testing (CPT)
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- The behaviour of natural cohesive soils under dynamic excitations
- K. Gabrys ; A. Szymanski ; W. Sas
- Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, September 2-6 2013
- Year: 2013
- Soil Dynamics
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- Dynamic behavior of multi-arch culverts embankment considering the installation interval of consecutive arch culverts
- M. Kimura ; K. Kishida ; Y. Sawamura
- Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, September 2-6 2013
- Year: 2013
- Road Embankments ; Soil Dynamics
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- The seismic SPT test in a tropical soil and the G0/N ratio
- Rocha B.P. ; R.A.A. Pedrini ; H.L. Giacheti
- Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, September 2-6 2013
- Year: 2013
- Site Characterization & In-situ Testing (General) ; Soil Dynamics In-Situ ; Standard Penetration Testing (SPT) ; Geophysics
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