%0 Journal Article
%T CPT-Based Interpretation of Pile Load Tests in Clay-Silt Soil
%A Prakoso W.A.
%J Civil Engineering Dimension
%D 2011
%I Petra Christian University
%X Two pile axial load tests were performed in a site in Depok, West Java. The soil of the site is predominantly a silt-clay soil, characterized by seven mechanical cone penetration tests (CPTs). The piles were 5.5 m long and 11.5 m long, 250 mm square piles. The results of the static load tests showed that the ultimate capacities were achieved. The axial load tests were subsequently back-analyzed using an axisymmetric finite element model using PLAXIS. In the back-analyses, the soil modulus and shear strength in the model, using the cone penetration resistance as the reference, were adjusted so that the numerical load-settlement curves matched the actual curves. The results of the back-analyses are then synthesized with the results of the CPTs, and are compared with available design guidelines. Some recommendations are then proposed.
%K Cone penetration tests
%K driven piles
%K ultimate capacity
%K finite element analysis.
%U http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/civ/article/view/18102