Abstract: The static load test is one of the important methods to determine the ultimate axial compressive capacity of a single pile with a relative high accuracy. The static loading test procedures for the axial compressive capacity of a single pile in US and Chinese code are different. This paper summarizes the similarities and differences between the static loading test procedures and methods to determine the ultimate axial capacity of single piles. This paper also compares the static loading test results on piles in a power plant in Indonesia using both US and Chinese test procedures.

Key words: US and chinese design codes, static pile loading tests, ultimate axial compressive capacity