Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ)
Online ISSN : 1881-8153
Print ISSN : 1340-4202
ISSN-L : 1340-4202
REASONABLE EVALUATION OF PILE SOUNDNESS BASED ON PILE INTEGRITY TEST
Michito SHOJITakeshi FUJIMORI
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2016 Volume 81 Issue 720 Pages 271-280

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Abstract
 When existing piles are reused, they are inspected using the pile integrity test (PIT) to judge whether they are appropriate for reuse. The evaluation of pile soundness heavily depends on the experience of PIT examiners. This paper describes the objective and quantitative evaluation method for pile soundness using PIT. The major findings of the study are summarized as follows. 1) The size of pile crack depends on the amplitude characteristics of PIT waves. 2) The size of pile crack can be evaluated using proposed “crack factors” that are calculated from the quantified values of the amplitude characteristics.
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© 2016 Architectural Institute of Japan
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