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Pile Design and Construction Practice, Fifth edition

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(b)<br />

Settlement of pile head in mm<br />

Settlement of pile head in mm<br />

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(a)<br />

Settlement of pile head in mm<br />

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Load on pile head in MN<br />

1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0<br />

10% of pile width<br />

Load on pile head in kN<br />

200 400 600 800 1000<br />

600<br />

Figure 11.12 Compression load tests on 305 � 305 mm pile (a) Load/settlement curve for CRP test for<br />

pile on dense gravel (b) Load/settlement <strong>and</strong> time/settlement curves for pile on stiff clay.<br />

D<br />

Gross<br />

settlement curve<br />

10% of pile width<br />

C Extrapolated<br />

B<br />

Total elapsed time in hours<br />

200<br />

0<br />

2<br />

0<br />

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Figures denote<br />

10<br />

400<br />

0 increment of load<br />

on pile<br />

800<br />

E<br />

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C<br />

B<br />

A<br />

F<br />

Net settlement curve<br />

F<br />

820<br />

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