Study on Vertical Bearing Capacity and Time Effect of the Jacked-in PHC Pipe Pile in the Cohesive Soil Area

The static load test of 34 jacked-in PHC pipe piles of medium length are performed in the cohesive soil area, the relationship between the vertical ultimate bearing capacity and the final pressure, and the time effect of vertical bearing capacity of the jacked-in PHC pipe pile are studied. The data of static load test is analyzed statistically with software SPSS, the regional empirical coefficient about the vertical ultimate bearing capacity and final pressure, and the time effect formula about vertical bearing capacity of the jacked-in PHC pipe pile in the cohesive area are obtained. According to the regional empirical coefficient, the pile pressing machine and counterweight can be chosen reasonably and the vertical ultimate bearing capacity of single pile can also be estimated rapidly, then we can instruct the design and construction of the jacked-in PHC pipe pile. According to the time effect formula, the vertical bearing capacity at different periods of the jacked-in PHC pipe pile can be obtained, the cost of the foundation engineering can be reduced by considering the time effect influence to the vertical bearing capacity of the jacked-in PHC pipe pile.