Summary: | This course covers the practical application of driven pile technology, with an emphasis on data interpretation and decision-making issues common to real-life construction projects. The course addresses subsurface investigation, pile selection, economic analysis, static design analysis (single pile and pile group behavior under compression, tension and lateral loading, pile settlement, negative skin friction) specifications and contracting documents, construction monitoring (pile inspection, dynamic driving formulas, wave equation analysis, dynamic testing), static methods of pile load testing, driven pile installation equipment, and accessories. This course also covers definition and design procedures of aggressive subsurface conditions; the driven computer program for calculation of static pile capacity; design procedures for downdrag, scour, squeeze, and heave; plugging of open pile sections; group design for lateral and uplift loads; and economics of pile selection.
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Learning Outcomes: | Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
•Implement a systematic plan for the design and construction of driven pile foundations
•Choose the appropriate pile type in a given soil profile based on the advantages and disadvantages of common driven pile types
•Calculate single and group capacities of driven piles to resist compression, tension, and lateral loads
•Use time-dependent soil strength changes in pile foundation design and construction control
•Identify the project influence and significance of pile driveability, pile refusal, and minimum and estimated pile toe elevations
•Calculate allowable design and allowable driving stresses for common pile types
•Identify pile hammer types, their operational characteristics, and key pile hammer and pile hammer accessory inspection issues
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