Abstract: The bearing capacity of ground soils, the maximum output of the testing equipment and testing safety are the integral parts of a successful very large pile static loading test with dead weights. If the loading program can use the combination of stocking and hanging with cantilever beams, the height of the stocking can be effectively reduced so that the potential tilting and overturning induced by the differential settlement of the ground. The monitoring results indicate that, although large settlements are observed at the loading supporting piers, the settlements are even due to the pile supported piers. The settlement pattern approaches stable immediately after the loading. The settlement at the reference pile was less than 5 mm and has minor impact on the loading data. Usually, for the large static loading test, distances among the test pile, side pier of the loading platform as well as the reference pile are very difficult to meet the 3D requirement.

Key words: Large Loadings, Static Loading Test, Soil Improvement, Settlement Monitoring, Distance