Evaluation of Tension Capacity of Pile (Case Study in Sandy Soil)

High building constructions are increasing in south beaches of the Caspian Sea because of tourist attractions and limitation of residential areas. According to saturated alluvial fields transfer of load from high structures to the soil by piles is inevitable. In spite of most of these piles are under compression forces, tension piles are used in special conditions. Few studies have been conducted because of the limited use of these piles. Tension capacity of openended pipe piles in full scale was tested in this study. The length of the bored piles was 420 up to 480 cm and all were in 120 cm diameter. The results of testing 7 piles were compared with the results of relations given by researches.

Authors:

• Shooshpasha I.
• Kiakojoori M.
• Mirzagoltabar R. A.

Keywords:

• piles
• tension capacity
• sand
• shaft friction

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