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EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEENLOAD TEST DATA AND PREDICTED COMPRESSION CAPACITY OF AUGERED CAST-IN-PLACE PILES IN PREDOMINANTLY
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TitleEMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEENLOAD TEST DATA AND PREDICTED COMPRESSION CAPACITY OF AUGERED CAST-IN-PLACE PILES IN PREDOMINANTLY
AuthorMcCarthy, Donald
Keywordsdeep foundation
piles
ACIP
cohesionless soils
pile-soil interaction
AbstractAugered Cast-In-Place (ACIP) Piles are used in areas were the loading from a superstructure exceeds the soil bearing capacity for usage of a shallow foundation. In Northwest Florida and along the Gulf Coast, ACIP piles are often utilized as foundation alternatives for multi-story condominium projects. Data from 25 compression load tests at 13 different project sites in Florida and Alabama were analyzed to determine their individual relationships between anticipated and determined compression load capacity. The anticipated capacity of the ACIP pile is routinely overestimated due to uncertainties involved with the process of estimating the compressive capacity and procedures of placing the piles; therefore, larger diameter and deeper piles are often used to offset this lack of understanding. The findings established in this study will provide a better empirical relationship between predicted behaviors and actual behaviors of ACIP piles in cohesionless soils. These conclusions will provide the engineer with a better understanding of ACIP pile behaviors and provide a more feasible approach to more accurately determine the pile-soil interaction in mostly cohesionless soils.
AdviserKuo, Shiou-San
PublisherUniversity of Central Florida
DegreeM.S.
Degree DisciplineDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Degree GrantorEngineering and Computer Science
Degree ProgramCivil Engineering MS
Graduation Date2008-01-01
TypeMaster's thesis
Access LevelPublic - Allow Worldwide Access
Release Date2008-09-05
RepositoryUniversity Archives
Repository CollectionElectronic Theses and Dissertations
IdentifierCFE0002286
Access Linkhttp://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002286

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