Monday, August 31, 2020

CONSTRUCTION METHODS 01 - PILE INTEGRITY TEST (PIT)

THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF PILES. HERE WE ARE DISCUSSED ABOUT CAST INSITU PILES.USUALLY THEY ARE CASTE FROM REINFORCEMENT CONCRETE FROM BEDROCK TO THE BUILDING BOTTOM SURFACE INORDER TO TRANSFER THE SUPERSTRUCTURE LOAD TO THE BEDROCK. THESE CASTED PILES SHOULD BE TESTED USING SEVERAL TEST METHODS INORDER TO ENSURE THE QUALITY AND THE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITIES.
PIT or PILE INTEGRITY TEST IS A NON DISTRUCTIVE TEST FOR ENSURING THE PILE"S QUALITY. BELOW VIDEO SHOWS HOW TO DO IT.





1 comment:

  1. please describe how to identify the bulging or necking of a pile by the wave form we gain by this pit

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