Study on pile ultimate capacity criteria and CPT-based direct methods

Due to the variety of current Cone Penetration Test (CPT)-based methods of estimating the pile bearing capacity, for optimum design, it is necessary to evaluate the performance of such methods in various geotechnical conditions. Geotechnical databases including piling and in situ testing records have been recognised as useful tools for analysis, design and economical construction. In order to evaluate current CPT-based pile bearing capacity methods, AUT-CPT and Pile database has been compiled including 450 full scale pile load tests and CPT sounding records. This database consists of different pile types with a relatively wide range of geometries and various soil conditions. Forty-three records of piles driven in sand deposits were then employed to evaluate effects of ultimate capacity interpretation criteria from load displacement diagrams. The Brinch Hansen 80% criterion and the load at the displacement of 10% of the pile diameter were compared to estimated capacities from 10 CPT-based design methods currently used in practice. The Brinch Hansen 80% criterion and the load at the displacement of 10% of the pile diameter lead to reasonable results, the Brinch Hansen 80% criterion showed less scatter. For evaluating the accuracy and the precision of CPT-based methods, the results were compared to estimated capacities. Methods with the best performance are introduced. Generally, comparisons indicate that the CPT-based methods mainly predict the pile capacity with reasonable accuracy.

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