Bi-Directional Static Load Testing for Load Capacity Assessments
Bi-Directional Static Load Testing (BDSLT) is standardized by ASTM D8169 – Standard Test Methods for deep foundations under Bi-Directional Static Axial Compressive Load. In drilled …
Bi-Directional Load Test (Osterberg Cell Test) on pile
Dec 22, 2024 · The Bi-Directional Load Test (Osterberg Cell Test) is a highly efficient and innovative method for testing large-capacity piles. It eliminates the need for extensive reaction …
The Top-Loaded Bi-Directional Test (“TLBT”) is a new method to apply bi-directional loads to a deep foundation element with the loading source located above the foundation head. In the …
AFT-Cell® Bi-Directional Load Test – Applied Foundation Testing
The concept behind bi-directional load testing involves separating the foundation, in some cases, loading from the tip using one or more consumed hydraulic jacks commonly known as Cells. …
Pile Test Services | Bi-Directional Pile Load Test
Bi-Directional Pile Load Test Overview A bi-directional static load test (BDSLT) is a method used to internally load a deep foundation element from specific points along its embedded length. …
May 6, 2004 · Keywords: Bi-directional tests, Osterberg cell, O-cell®, static load tests, Timeset® Static load testing, where loads are applied vertically to the top of the pile and often referred to …
In so doing, a method of interpretation of bi-directional test results is postulated which ensures a conservative equivalent top-load response is interpreted.
The utilisation of top load reaction testing appears to be that with which most European engineers are familiar, but a variation on this, which has become just as conventional in some parts of …