This paper describes a full scale static load test performed on a 400 mm diameter screw displacement pile equipped with four different strain measuring systems. Three types of vibrating wire strain gauges (VWSG) were used: global - retrievable, local attached to steel pipe and local concrete embedded. The fourth system was distributed fiber optic sensors based on Rayleigh back scattering (DFOS) - three in the pile cross section. It is generally assumed that the combined cross section deforms equally. However, especially in the upper part of the pile, stress and therefore strain distribution might be non-uniform. In the case of steel tube (installed centrally in the pile axis), additional sliding effect may occur. Pile bending and local shaft imperfection may also affect strain readings, therefore using multiple gauges in a single plane might be necessary for proper result interpretation. Those assumptions were verified in the paper as the differences in readings have significant influence on final load distribution interpretation. Adaptation of several strain measurement techniques in one test allowed their applicability assessment and effectiveness verification.
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- Category
- Aktywność konferencyjna
- Type
- publikacja w wydawnictwie zbiorowym recenzowanym (także w materiałach konferencyjnych)
- Language
- angielski
- Publication year
- 2022
