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100Table 2.19: Summary <strong>of</strong> piling projects implemented by Skov and Denver (1988)Case Location Pile Type12Albory,GermayHamburg,Germany250×250 mmconcrete piles762 mm φsteel pipe pilePile Length(m)SoilType19 (a) and 21 (b) Clay33.7 SandHammerNo. <strong>of</strong>RestrikesDelay <strong>of</strong>SLT(day)UDCOMBH5H3 29MRB600 (c)andDelmag1 7D46-02 (d)Nykobing F, 300×300 mm311 Chalk BANUT 6 14Denmark concrete pilesHamburg, 350×350 mmUDCOMB421 Sand4 19Germany concrete pilesH5H(a) – Piles selected for restrikes; (b) – Pile selected for a static load test; (c) – Hammer used duringdriving; and (d) – Hammer used during the restrike.7.006.005.00Note: Open markers refer to SLT data andclosed markers refer to restrike datat o = 5 days; A = 5.0Case 1 (Clay)Case 3 (Chalk)Case 4 (Sand)R/R o4.003.002.00t o = 1 day; A = 0.6t o = 0.5 day; A = 0.21.000 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5Log 10 (t/t o )Figure 2.19: The development <strong>of</strong> Skov and Denver (1988) pile setup relationshipThe determination <strong>of</strong> t o and A values is challenging, and they are usually assumedfrom literature, or back-calculated from experimental results (Komurka et al. 2003). Bullock(1999) noted that the setup parameter (A) is a function <strong>of</strong> the t o value, or vice-versa.

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