ABSTRACT
From a piling project in Dubai, static load tests were performed on piles of different diameters and lengths using traditional Kentledge procedure. The results of these tests are used to back calculate and estimate skin friction – soil displacement curves which can be applied with low risk to assess the load settlement behavior of long bored piles socketed in Sandstone and Siltstone evaporites of Dubai. RSPile software is used in testing of the estimated side shear-displacement relations. The idea may be generalized to other areas to establish a data base for other rock types to fill the lack of this type of data. The results may be used to optimize the pile lengths saving lots of cost and time.
