Reduction of downdrag on bored piles using plastic sheets

• Main Author: Chow, Shiao Huey.
• Other Authors: Wong, Kai Sin
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/12157
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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...