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STATIC PILE LOAD TEST MANUAL GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL PROCEDURE GCP-18 Revision #4 AUGUST 2015 EB 15-025 Page 1 of 55 GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL PROCEDURE: STATIC PILE LOAD TEST MANUAL GCP-18 Revision #4 STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING BUREAU AUGUST 2015 EB 15-025 Page 2 of 55 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. PILE TEST LOADS AND LOAD APPLICATION SYSTEMS ..5 A. Types of Reaction Loads ..5 B. Load Application System ..8 II. MEASURING APPARATUS AND SITE PROTECTION ..10 A. Primary System ..10 B. Auxiliary Systems ..24 C. Settlement Reference Points ..24 D. Site Protection ..25 III. REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO TESTING ..26 A. Waiting Period ..26 B. Control of Pile Heave ..26 C. Special Procedures for Cast-In-Place Piles and Drilled Shafts ..26 D. Special Procedure for Micropiles ..28 IV. PILE AND STATIC PILE LOAD TEST CRITERION ..29 A. Pile Failure Criteria.
in the contract documents, without undergoing a magnitude of deflection exceeding 75 percent of maximum travel of the jack. Load the weighted box or platform with earth, sand, concrete, water, pig iron, or other suitable material to obtain a total weight of at least four times the pile design load indicated in the contract documents.
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