ABSTRACT
The projects with deep foundations use information from field tests (e.g. CPTu and static load test) to predict an ultimate capacity. The static load test verifies foundation design parameters and installation method. However, this test establishes the real behavior of the drilled shaft under specific conditions and the possibility of experimenting in different conditions becomes extremely expensive and unfeasible. Therefore, the numerical modeling of the static load test becomes important because the initial soil profile and dimensions of the drilled shaft could be changed. This article presents the comparison of the load–displacement curves by numerical modeling in fine soils with that load–displacement curve through a static load test in a drilled shaft built in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
