Patent ID: 7353714
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for testing the static load-bearing capacity of a pile comprising: a means for applying a test load disposed within a pile such that the pile is split into a first pile element and a second pile element, wherein the first pile element is above the means for applying a test load and the second pile element is below the means for applying a test load; a means for determining the magnitude of the test load; a means for determining the upward displacement of the first pile element; a means for determining the downward displacement of the second pile element; a means for controlling the magnitude of a test load; and a means for determining the combined settlement rate of the first pile element and the second pile element, wherein the means for controlling the magnitude of the test load monitors the magnitude of the test load and the combined settlement rate of the first pile element and the second pile element and controls the magnitude of the test load in response to the magnitude of the test load and the combined settlement rate of the first pile element and the second pile element.