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A New Method for the Evaluation of the Ultimate Load of Piles by Tests not Carried to Failure

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A new method for the evaluation of the ultimate load of piles by tests not carried to failure is proposed. It allows, by a proper use of the experimental results, a complete analysis of a pile behavior. In fact, the total, shaft and base load-settlement curves can be evaluated. It can be applied when shaft friction is fully mobilized during the test.

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  1. Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering, University of Genova (Italy), Via Montallegro, 16145, Genoa, Italy

    Giovanni Dalerci & Rossella Bovolenta

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*Previously published in Anagnostopoulos et al. (2011). Reprinted—Published in revised form with kind permission of IOS Press.

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Dalerci, G., Bovolenta, R. A New Method for the Evaluation of the Ultimate Load of Piles by Tests not Carried to Failure. Geotech Geol Eng 32, 1415–1426 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-013-9673-z

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