Full-Scale Field Tests of Different Types of Piles

Dr. Jialin Zhou is Lecturer in Civil Engineering at Flinders University, Australia. He received his B.E. degree in Civil Engineering with Class 1 Honors and Ph.D. degree from Griffith University, Australia, in 2014 and 2018, respectively. Dr. Erwin Oh is Associate Professor at the School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Australia. He received B.E. and M.E. degrees from National Taiwan Ocean University and Ph.D. degree from Griffith University. Dr. Oh specializes in the field of geotechnical and pavement engineering. He has co-authored over 100 refereed journal and conference articles. His research interests include geotechnical issues for infrastructure, soft clay behavior, ground improvement techniques, and numerical modeling. Further, Dr. Oh has strong research collaboration with international partners. Dr. Oh is actively engaged with the industry. He had previously served as Chairman for Engineers Australia Gold Coast regionalgroup (2011 to 2013) and Chairman for Australian Geomechanics Society Queensland Chapter (2012).

Introduction.- General Principles and Practices.- Field Tests of Post Grouted Concrete Piles.- Field Tests of Precast Concrete Piles.- Field Tests of Composite Piles.- Field Tests of Super-long and Large Diameter Piles.- Piles under Ultimate Loads.- Capacity and Settlement Analysis.- Conclusions and Recommendations.