Pile capacity by direct CPT and CPTu methods applied to 102 case histories

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 886-904

  Eslami, Abolfazl ^a   Fellenius, Bengt H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Urkkada Technology Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cone penetration test; Pile capacity; Shaft resistance; Soil classification; Toe resistance

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPRESSION TESTING; LOAD LIMITS; LOAD TESTING; SAND; SILT; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TENSILE TESTING;

CONE PENETRATION TESTS (CPT); SHAFT RESISTANCE; TOE RESISTANCE;

PILES;

CONE PENETRATION TEST; PILE CAPACITY;

EID: 0031393089     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t97-056     Document Type: Article

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