PILE CHECK A NEW DYNAMIC PILE TESTING SYSTEM GEORGE GOBLE GOBLE PILE TEST
NEW EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT GOALS Reduce the Cost of Dynamic Pile Testing Obtain A Capacity Prediction for Every Hammer Blow Make the Equipment Easy to Operate
AVAILABLE TOOLS Well Developed Fundamental Technology Greatly Increased Computer Capabilities
GENERAL INPUT DATA NOT REQUIRED FOR ANALYSIS Project Name Date and Time – Automatic Pile Number Hammer Type Specific Hammer
REQUIRED INPUT DATA STEEL H- Section HP 10 x 42 HP 10 x 57 etc. Pipe Section Diameter Wall Thickness
REQUIRED INPUT DATA CONCRETE Square Side Dimension Cylinder Diameter Wall Thickness
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DATA Pile Length Pile Length Below Gages Yield Stress for Steel Permitted Compression Stress Concrete Strength (ksi) Permitted Tension Strength (ksi) Effective Prestress
EXAMPLE MEASUREMENT Force Velocity
EXAMPLE TEST RESULTS Salt Lake City Test IHC S-70 Hammer Throttled Back 12-3/4 Pipe 3/8 inch Wall