1. PILE CHECKA NEW DYNAMIC PILE TESTING SYSTEMGEORGE GOBLEGOBLE PILE TEST

2. NEW EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT GOALS • Reduce the Cost of Dynamic Pile Testing • Obtain A Capacity Prediction for Every Hammer Blow • Make the Equipment Easy to Operate

3. AVAILABLE TOOLS • Well Developed Fundamental Technology • Greatly Increased Computer Capabilities

4. GENERAL INPUT DATANOT REQUIRED FOR ANALYSIS • Project Name • Date and Time – Automatic • Pile Number • Hammer Type • Specific Hammer

5. REQUIRED INPUT DATASTEEL • H- Section • HP 10 x 42 • HP 10 x 57 • etc. • Pipe Section • Diameter • Wall Thickness

6. REQUIRED INPUT DATACONCRETE • Square • Side Dimension • Cylinder • Diameter • Wall Thickness

7. ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DATA • Pile Length • Pile Length Below Gages • Yield Stress for Steel • Permitted Compression Stress • Concrete Strength (ksi) • Permitted Tension Strength (ksi) • Effective Prestress

8. Force Velocity EXAMPLE MEASUREMENT

9. EXAMPLETESTRESULTSSalt Lake City TestIHC S-70HammerThrottled Back12-3/4 Pipe3/8 inch Wall