NGI highlights
NGI highlights
NGI highlights
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Modus operandi - Operator and ”expert ” involvement<br />
Calibration of safety factor(s)<br />
3-4 sites mainly clays; 3-4 sites mainly sand;<br />
3-4 sites intermixed; 2-4 sites w/ ”unusual” cond.<br />
Each sponsor to provide 2-3 case studies<br />
Sponsors can send own staff to <strong>NGI</strong> to do analyses for their<br />
own case studies<br />
Consensus on pile load test database and web publication<br />
Start with UWA’s careful work<br />
Find new large dia pile load tests<br />
Panel of experts (e.g. Jardine, Lehane, Jeanjean, Gilbert,<br />
Senders, Frimann Clausen etc) to accept/reject load<br />
tests to be included in ”consensus database”<br />
(parameters, interpretation of pile load tests, backcalculation).<br />
Job is not done until we have agreement.<br />
Complete the work in first 2 ½ years of 4-yr project.
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