ABSTRACT
Before year 2000 the dynamic testing in Baltic Countries was very unusual. The most common way to determine pile capacity was by means of static load test. Static load tests are still very common but also dynamic tests have become general. This differs a bit from the Nordic Countries, for example in Finland the static load tests are very uncommon and the pile capacity with is almost always determined with dynamic test. The main reason for this is the differences in soil conditions.The use of friction piles in the Baltic Countries is more common because the hard soil layer is quite deep and it has been a common practice to test these friction piles with static load test.
