AS 2159 SUPP 1-1996

1 - AS 2159 SUPP1-1996 PILING - DESIGN AND INSTALLATION - GUIDELINES (SUPPLEMENT TO AS 2159-1995)
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
6 - 1.1 SCOPE
6 - 1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - SECTION 2 SITE INVESTIGATIONS
7 - 2.1 INTRODUCTORY NOTE
7 - 2.2 PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS
7 - 2.3 INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES
8 - 2.4 BORE FREQUENCY/SPACING
8 - 2.5 TESTS OF SOIL/ GROUND WATER AGGRESSIVENESS
9 - 2.6 COMMENTS RELATING TO SPECIFIC PILE TYPES
9 - 2.6.1 Driven piles
9 - 2.6.2 Bored piles
9 - 2.6.3 Continuous flight auger piles in soil
10 - 2.6.4 Continuous flight auger piles on rock
11 - SECTION 3 REFERENCES FOR DESIGN CALCULATIONS
11 - 3.1 GENERAL
11 - 3.2 GENERAL REFERENCES
12 - 3.3 AXIAL CAPACITY OF SINGLE PILES AND PILE GROUPS
13 - 3.4 DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF PILES (DRIVING AND DYNAMIC TESTING)
14 - 3.5 SETTLEMENT OF SINGLE PILES, PILE GROUPS AND PILED RAFTS
15 - 3.6 LATERAL RESPONSE OF PILES
16 - 3.7 DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF SINGLE PILES AND PILE GROUPS
16 - 3.8 MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS INCLUDING EFFECTS OF EXTERNAL SOIL MOVEMENT, TORSIONAL LOADING, BUCKLING AND STABILITY
18 - SECTION 4 DURABILITY
18 - 4.1 CONCRETE PILES
18 - 4.1.1 General
18 - 4.1.2 Sulfate attack
18 - 4. 1.3 Acid attack
18 - 4.1.4 Chloride content
19 - 4.1.5 Corrosion of reinforcement
20 - 4.1.6 Industrial waste tips
20 - 4.1.7 Unsuitable aggregates
20 - 4.1.8 Frost attack
20 - 4.2 STEEL PILES
20 - 4.2.1 Introduction
20 - 4.2.2 General
21 - 4.2.3 Corrosion mechanisms
23 - 4.2.4 Protective measures
25 - 4.3 TIMBER PILES
25 - 4.3.1 Timber preservation
25 - 4.4 REFERENCES
26 - SECTION 5 TESTING
26 - 5.1 INTRODUCTION
26 - 5.1.1 Preamble
26 - 5.1.2 Types of test program
27 - 5.1.3 Selection of pile load
28 - 5.1.4 Pile acceptability
29 - 5.2 STATIC COMPRESSION LOAD TESTING OF PILES
29 - 5.2.1 Introduction
29 - 5.2.2 Delay between installation and testing
29 - 5.2.3 Acceptance criteria
29 - 5.2.4 Constant rate of penetration test (CRP)
30 - 5.3 TENSION (UPLIFT) LOAD TESTING OF PILES
30 - 5.4 LATERAL LOAD TESTING OF PILES
30 - 5.5 DYNAMIC PILE TESTING
30 - 5.5.1 Introduction
31 - 5.5.2 The test method
32 - 5.6 ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODS
32 - 5.7 INTEGRITY TESTING
32 - 5.7.1 Introduction
32 - 5.7.2 Low-strain integrity testing

Provides additional information on pile design and installation in relation to AS2159-1995.

These Guidelines provide information on pile design and installation in relation to AS 2159.

First published as AS 2159 Supplement 1-1996.