Hertlein, Bernard
Nondestructive testing of deep foundations / Bernard H. Hertlein and Allen G. Davis. - Chichester, England : John Wiley, c2006. - xx, 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction and brief history - 2. Deep foudation construction methods - 3. How soils affect the choice of foundation - 4. Traditional, visual and new inspection methods for deep foundation construction - 5. A review of full-scale load-testing techniques - 6. High-strain testing for capacity and/or integrity - 7. Low-strain surface tests-sonic echo - 8. Sonic mobility (impulse response) - 9. The impedance-log analysis - 10. Low-strain down-hole tests - 11. Field mock-ups of deep foundations: class-a predictions - 12. The reliability of pile shaft integrity testing - 13. Current research - 14. The place of nondestructive testing at the beginning of the 21st century - Appendix I: Stress-wave propagation in cylindrical structures - Appendix II: Contact addresses - Appendix III: Standards referred to in this book - Appendix IV: Sample specifications for ndt methods for deep foundations - References - Index.
0470848502 (hbk.)
Foundations--Testing.
Piling (Civil engineering)--Testing.
Nondestructive testing.
624.150287 / HER
Nondestructive testing of deep foundations / Bernard H. Hertlein and Allen G. Davis. - Chichester, England : John Wiley, c2006. - xx, 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction and brief history - 2. Deep foudation construction methods - 3. How soils affect the choice of foundation - 4. Traditional, visual and new inspection methods for deep foundation construction - 5. A review of full-scale load-testing techniques - 6. High-strain testing for capacity and/or integrity - 7. Low-strain surface tests-sonic echo - 8. Sonic mobility (impulse response) - 9. The impedance-log analysis - 10. Low-strain down-hole tests - 11. Field mock-ups of deep foundations: class-a predictions - 12. The reliability of pile shaft integrity testing - 13. Current research - 14. The place of nondestructive testing at the beginning of the 21st century - Appendix I: Stress-wave propagation in cylindrical structures - Appendix II: Contact addresses - Appendix III: Standards referred to in this book - Appendix IV: Sample specifications for ndt methods for deep foundations - References - Index.
0470848502 (hbk.)
Foundations--Testing.
Piling (Civil engineering)--Testing.
Nondestructive testing.
624.150287 / HER