ABSTRACT
The model piles were driven into the sand, then the load was applied in different levels for getting a pipe pile’s load-displacement curve (p-s curve). During installation of the test pile, the plug length for six different penetration levels was measured. From Figure 2, it can be seen that plugging occurred after the pile had penetrated 1.7 m. Based on results from the model tests, some analysis were performed for getting information about the β value and soil plug capacity by the finite element method.
