DIN EN ISO 22477-10:2017-01

This document establishes the specifications for the execution of rapid pile load tests in which a single pile is subject to an axial load in compression of intermediate duration to measure its load-displacement behaviour under rapid loading and an assessment of its static behaviour. The provisions of this document apply to piles loaded axially in compression. It provides specifications for: 1) investigation tests, whereby a sacrificial pile is loaded up to ultimate limit state; 2) control tests, whereby the pile is loaded up to a specified load in excess of the serviceability limit state. Effects such as rate effects (including creep), excess pore water pressures and inertia effects (due to acceleration) can be introduced by the rapid load test and can be different from what would be expected from an equivalent static load test.