Ultimate bearing capacity of foundations on short piles in soft Bangkok clay | |
| Author | Somarj Juttuniratsai |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.914 |
| Subject(s) | Piling (Civil engineering)--Testing Foundations--Testing Clay--Thailand--Bangkok |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering at the Asian Institute of Technology Bangkok Thailand. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Three free standing pile groups and one embedded cap pile group consisting of four concrete piles each, and three free standing pile groups consisting of four wooden piles each, as well as a single concrete pile and a single wooden pile were load tested in Bangkok clay. The pile groups had a pile spacing of three, four and five diameters, respectively. The concrete piles were reinforced hollow octagonal piles of 0.15m width edge-to-edge. The wooden piles had a diameter of 0.15 m. All piles were 6.0 m long. Two types of test, namely ML and CRP, were employed to measure the ultimate bearing capacity of the foundations. The results of the two tests were compared to each other and also compared to the ultimate load predicted from various methods. The effects of pile spacing and the influence of the embedded cap are also discussed. |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | Student Research Before 1980 |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Thesis (Year <=1979) |
| Chairperson(s) | Brenner, R.P. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Brand, E.W. ; Balasubramaniam, A.S. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Canada |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1976 |