Reduction of downdrag on bored piles using plastic sheets

This project investigated the use of plastic sheets as friction reducer for bored piles. The scope of work included laboratory interface shear resistance tests using direct shear apparatus, model pile pull-out tests, development of plastic sheet installation system for micropiles and bored piles, an...

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Main Author: Chow, Shiao Huey.
Other Authors: Wong, Kai Sin
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/12157
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:This project investigated the use of plastic sheets as friction reducer for bored piles. The scope of work included laboratory interface shear resistance tests using direct shear apparatus, model pile pull-out tests, development of plastic sheet installation system for micropiles and bored piles, and lastly full-scale field tests.