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In-situ Tests of Cast-in-Place Reinforced Concrete Piles for Large Oil Refinery Foundations in Karst

MA Yongfeng1, RAN Wanyun2, ZHOU Dingheng3, ZHANG Zhihao1   

  1. (1.East China Investigation Design and Research Institute, China Petroleum, Qingdao 266071;
    2.The First Civil Engineering Co., Ltd., CRCC Shanghai Group, Wuhu 241000;
    3.Technical University of Munich, Munich 81245, Germany)
  • Received:2014-11-03 Online:2015-10-20 Published:2015-11-06

Abstract: The construction quality of the cast-in-place reinforced concrete piles for the foundations of a large oil refinery in karst terrain was examined by both the low strain and high strain dynamic pile testing methods. The pile capacities were verified through static axial compression, uplift and horizontal tests on piles instrumented with rebar strain gages and soil pressure cells at the pile tips. The axial load distributions under each load increment were also analyzed.

Key words: Karst Terrain, Large Oil Refinery, Soil Improvements, Cast-in-Situ Reinforced Concrete Piles, In-Situ Tests