TEST METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING

SAFE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF PILE

BY LATERAL LOAD TEST METHOD
(AS PER GUIDELINES GIVEN IN IS: 2911(Part-4) - 2013)

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACCESS-CONTROLLED SIX LANE (EXPANDABLETO

EIGHT LANE) GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAY FROM MEERUT TO PRAYAGRAJ
“GANGA EXPRESSWAY” (TOTAL LENGTH- 593.947 KM) IN THE STATE OF
UTTAR PRADESH ON DBFOT (TOLL) BASIS GROUP-III (FROM KM. 289+300
(VILLAGE: UBARIYA KHURD, DISTT: HARDOI) TO KM. 445+000 (VILLAGE:
SARSO, DISTT: UNNAO) DESIGN LENGTH=155.700 KM) PACKAGE 7 (FROM
KM. 289+300 TO KM. 341+700 DESIGN LENGTH=50.400 KM

BY
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS AND
TECHNOCRATS

(NABL Accredited)

REGISTERED OFFICE
Plot No. A-35, Near Athithi Gruh, Nizampura, Vadodara-390024, Gujarat
Ph. No. 0265-27752464, E-mail: ictvadlab@gmail.com
 INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS & TECHNOCRATES
LATERAL PILE LOAD TEST ON PILE AT DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACCESS-
CONTROLLED SIX LANE (EXPANDABLE TO EIGHT LANE) GREENFIELD
EXPRESSWAY FROM MEERUT TO PRAYAGRAJ “GANGA EXPRESSWAY”
(TOTAL LENGTH- 593.947 KM) IN THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH ON
DBFOT (TOLL) BASIS GROUP-III (FROM KM. 289+300 (VILLAGE: UBARIYA
KHURD, DISTT: HARDOI) TO KM. 445+000 (VILLAGE: SARSO, DISTT:
UNNAO) DESIGN LENGTH=155.700 KM) PACKAGE 7 (FROM KM. 289+300 TO
KM. 341+700 DESIGN LENGTH=50.400 KM)

DOCUMENT TITLE
Work Procedure for Lateral Pile Load Test

DOCUMENT NO. ICT/PLT/LPLT/PIL/R0-01

CLIENT UTTAR PRADESH EXPRESSWAY INDUSTRIAL

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
INDEPENDENT LION ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
ENGINEER PRIVATE LIMITED
CONCESSIONAIRE HARDOI-UNNAO ROAD
PRIVATE LIMITED
EPC CONTRACTOR ADANI ROAD TRANSPORT LIMITED

CONTRACTOR PATEL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Revision No.
REvISION NO. R0
DATE OF ISSUE 12/03/23
TOTAL NO. OF PAGES 07

Action Name Date Signature

Prepared By Kiran Parmar 12/03/2023

Checked By Arun Yadav 12/03/2023

Reviewed By Santosh Zunjar 12/03/2023

 A. Introduction: The Initial Lateral Load test on pile will be carried to determine the lateral capacity of
1200mm diameter pile.
Name Of Work: Development Of An Access-Controlled Six Lane (Expandable To Eight Lane)
Greenfield Expressway From Meerut To Prayagraj “Ganga Expressway” (Total Length- 593.947
Km) In The State Of Uttar Pradesh On DBFOT (Toll) Basis Group-III (From Km. 289+300
(Village: Ubariya Khurd, Distt: Hardoi) To Km. 445+000 (Village: Sarso, Distt: Unnao) Design
Length=155.700 Km) Package 7 (From Km. 289+300 To Km. 341+700 Design Length=50.400
Km)

B. SCOPE:
 Mobilization of Load test set-up.
 Arrangement of test setup.
 Carry out load test.
 Recording the load versus settlement data.
 Analysis and Interpretation of data and preparation of technical report.

C. TERMINOLOGY:
i. Cut-off Level: The level where the installed pile is cut-off to support the pile caps or beams or
any other structural components at that level.

ii. Initial Test — It is carried with a view to determine ultimate load capacity and the safe load
capacity.

iii. Net Displacement — Net movement of the pile top from the original position after the pile has
been subjected to a test load and subsequently released

iv. Routine Test — It is carried out on a working pile with a view to check whether pile is
capable of taking the working load assigned to it.

v. Test Pile — A pile which is meant for initial test.

vi. Total Displacement (Gross) — The total movement of the pile top under a given load.

vii. Ultimate Load Capacity — The maximum load which a pile or pile shaft can carry before
a) failure of ground (when the soil fails by shear as evidenced from the load settlement curves)
b) or failure of pile.

viii. Safe Load — It is a load on a pile derived by applying a factor of safety on ultimate load
capacity of pile as determined by load test.

ix. Working Load — The load assigned to a pile according to design.

D. TYPES OF TESTS:
1. INITIAL TEST: This test is required for one or more of the following purposes. This is done in
case of important and/or major projects and number of tests may be one or more depending upon
the number of piles required.

a) Determination of ultimate load capacities and arrival at safe load by application of factor of
safety,

b) To provide guidelines for setting up the limits of acceptance for routine tests,

c) To study the effect of piling on adjacent existing structures and take decision for the suitability
of type of piles to be used,

d) To get an idea of suitability of piling system, and

e) To have a check on calculated load by dynamic or static approaches.

2. ROUTINE TEST: This test is required for one or more of the following purposes.

a) One of the criteria to determine the safe load of the pile;

b) Checking safe load and extent of safety for the specific functional requirement of the pile at

Working load; and

c) Detection of any unusual performance contrary to the findings of the initial test, if carried out.

E. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:

INDIAN STANDARD Code

 IS 2911 (Part 4)-2013: Design and Construction of Pile Foundations – Load Tests
on Pile

Drawings
 EIRH1UP036-UPEIDA-DPR-MNBR-CA CH-306+602-704

F. EQUIPMENT & MATERIAL:

i) Hydraulic Jack
ii) Power Pack / Hydraulic Pump

iii) Hydraulic hoses

iv) LVDT/Dial Gauge

v) Pressure Gauge

vi) Semicircular MS Plates

vii) Packing Plates

viii) MS Angles/ IS MB / Channels for Datum bars/supports

G. GENERAL REQUIREMENT FOR LOAD TEST:

1. PREPARATION OF PILE: The test is conducted at the cut off level. Pile is furnished to
receive the jack at this level and a displacement dial gauge/ LVDT at its opposite end.

2. APPLICATION OF LOAD: The test should be carried out by applying a series of Lateral
incremental load each increment being of about 20 percent of safe load on the pile

3. REACTION:
Loading is applied by a hydraulic jack of adequate capacity, abutting the pile horizontally and
reacting against a reaction Support or Single/group pile (Reaction Pile).

4. LOADING SYSTEM
Lateral load applied on the pile is measured by a calibrated Pressure Gauge.

• One Dial Gauge/LVDT is fixed to datum bar at the opposite face of the pile in axis with
loading jack. The purpose of this Dial Gauge is to record the displacement at the axis of
load, which is the actual pile cut-off level.

• The Dial Gauge/LVDT of 25mm run having a least count of 0.01 mm. The datum bar has
been housed with two spikes at the end of the datum bar embedded well into the ground.
In case of unapproachable cut-off levels, displacements shall be read by using at least two dial
gauges or LVDTs of 0.01 mm sensitivity spaced at 30 cm and kept horizontally one above the
other on the test pile and the displacement shall be interpolated at cut-off level from similar
triangles. However, for approachable cut-off levels, one dial gauge or LVDT placed
diametrically opposite to the jack shall directly measure the displacement. Where, it is not
possible to locate one of the dial gauges in the line of the jack axes, there two dial gauges may
be kept at a distance of 30 cm at a suitable height and the displacement interpolated at load
point from similar triangles.

5. LATERAL LOAD TEST:

The test is carried out in accordance with the provisions of IS: 2911 (Part 4):2013 clause no.8
and as described below:

• Loading is applied in increments 20% of safe load.

 • Each stage will be maintained for a period till the rate of movement of the pile head is
not more than 0.1 mm per 30 minutes subject to minimum of 30 min.
Loading will be continued for initial test till one of the following occurs: -

• Deflection of the pile head exceeds 12 mm.

• The applied load on the pile is equal to the test load
Loading will be continued for routine test till the deflection of the pile head exceeds 5mm.

6. ASSESSMENT OF SAFE LOAD:

The safe lateral load on the pile for initial test is least of the following: -

• Half the final load for which the total deflection is 12 mm.

• Load corresponding to 5 mm total deflection.

• Load corresponding to any other specified displacement as per performance or design

requirements

Routine lateral load test shall be carried out for a test load equal to the working load; the
maximum deflection of test loading in position shall not exceed 5 mm.

H. RECORDING TABLE:

LATERAL PILE LOAD TEST

Client :
Agency : Dia. of Pile :
Location : Depth of Pile :
Name of work :
Design Load : Date of Casting :-
Test Load : Date of Testing :-

OBSERVATION TABLE

DIAL-GAUGE
SR. LOAD AVG. Displacement
TIME 2 LOAD MT READING Sign
NO. KG/CM READING mm
A B
I. REPORTING:
Report shall basically include the following:

• Pile depth and detail of cross section

• Type of test conducted
• Safe load and total load applied
• Availability and provision for type of reaction
• Nature of loading / loading plan
• Observation was logged on approved Performa.
• Graphical presentation of Load v/s Settlement.
• Summary of pile test results

J. TYPICAL SCHEMATIC DRAWING: