Site Supervision Experience on Plate

Bearing Test, PDA and PIT from RB6228

Fabrication Yard for Offshore Platform
Structures

Prepared By:
KHAIRUL ASYRAF BIN KHAIRUDDIN
GEOTECHNICAL DEPARTMENT

INTRODUCTION

Ranhill Consulting Sdn Bhd was

requested by the Client, Messrs.
Talisman Malaysia Ltd to carry out
an independent engineering
assessment/ review on the
foundation work and others related
geotechnical work at the OMSB
fabrication yard.

SITE LAYOUT PLAN

JACKET LOCATION

TOPSIDE INITIAL
LOCATION

TOPSIDE FINAL
LOCATION

SOIL PROFILE

SOIL PROFILE

WHAT IS PDA TEST?

PDA stands for Pile Driving Analyzer

Dynamic load test method.
Load is applied by impacting
hammer.
Load is measured by strain inducers.
Motion is measured by
accelerometers.

Dynamic
Testing
Benefits
More information in less time(Confirms

pile capacity design , Evaluates integrity,

stresses, hammer energy integrity,
stresses, hammer energy)
Improves quality control(test more piles;
tests problem piles)
Rational means to reduce pile costs
(shorter piles or fewer piles)
Significantly less cost than static test

SETUP OF PDA TEST

PDA ANAYLZER

SETUP OF PDA TEST

PILE INTEGRITY TEST(PIT)

Why need to check on Pile integrity?
Reason: Broken piles have low capacity

Detect damage by: Detect damage by:

blow count record, or very long piles

visually (above ground, closed pipes)

extraction Electronically ( PDA or PIT )

PILE INTEGRITY TEST(PIT)

PILE INTEGRITY TEST(PIT)

DESCRIPTION OF PDA TEST@1st SITE

VISIT
TOPSIDE Final Location

All pile had being installed prior to the site

visit. The numbers of pile installed are as per
pile layout plan provided. Pile type is a
200x200 RC Square Pile.
No representative from the OMSB consultant
pile designer during the commencement of
PDA Test.
No specific criteria on which pile to be tested.
The pile is selected randomly for testing.

PDA TEST LOCATION@1st

SITE VISIT

PDA TEST LOCATION@1st

SITE VISIT

PDA TEST@LEG 1B

PDA TEST@LEG 1A

PDA TEST@LEG 2A

PDA TEST@LEG 2b

FINDINGS@1st SITE VISIT

4 nos. of pile were tested by PDA with

CAPWAP.
field results shows the pile achieve the
capacity and
Integrity of the pile is intact.
An assessment of the piles indicate some
pile is broken at the head due to hard
driving.

DESCRIPTION OF PDA TEST@2st SITE

VISIT
Jacket Location

All pile had being installed prior to the site

visit. The numbers of pile installed are as per
pile layout plan provided. Pile type is a
200x200 RC Square Pile.
4 nos. of pile selected for PDA with CAPWAP
14 nos. of pile selected for PIT test.

DESCRIPTION OF PDA TEST@2st SITE

VISIT

PDA TEST@LEG 1

PDA TEST@LEG 2

PDA TEST@LEG 3

PDA TEST@LEG 4

PIT TEST@2nd SITE VISIT

PIT TEST@2nd SITE VISIT

FINDINGS@2st SITE VISIT

Field results of PDA test shows the pile

achieve the capacity and Integrity of the pile
is intact.
Results of PIT test shows the integrity of
each tested piles is intact.
An assessment of the piles indicate some
pile is broken at the head due to hard
driving.

WHAT IS PLATE
BEARING TEST(PBT)?

I.
II.

The PBT test is done when shallow foundations are

to be used, or when temporary work structures such
as piling rigs or cranes would be required on site.
To checks the bearing capacity of the soil on ground
surface or in a shallow pit where the foundation
would sit. It also checks the possible settlement
under a certain load.
The standards applicable :
British Standard (BS) 1377 Part 9 and
American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) D1194.

WHAT IS PLATE
BEARING TEST(PBT)?
(Cont)
Plate diameter typically varies from 300mm to

1000mm.
plate thickness is normally 25mm.
Typically, the maximum load to be tested is 2 to 2.5
times the working load.
Each load shall be maintained until the average
settlement rate is less than 0.03mm per minute
interval.
The ultimate bearing capacity is sometimes
considered as the load at which settlement of
25mm occurs. The allowable bearing capacity, with
a factor of safety of 2 to 3.

DESCRIPTION OF PBT TEST@3rd SITE

VISIT
Whole Yard Area

A total of 4 nos. of Plate Bearing Test (PBT)

were proposed.
Working load of 120 kPa proposed by the
design engineer for the PBT test.
The PBT test is carried out at the top of the
fill surface.

FINDINGS@3rd SITE VISIT

Whole Yard Area

The plate bearing test were conducted to 2.5

times Working Load up until 300 kPa.
Two plate bearing test, PBT1 and PBT 2 were
witness by Ranhills representative.
Field results for both PBT1 and PBT2
recorded the settlement of 8.04 mm and
8.17 mm respectively.

FINDINGS@3rd SITE VISIT

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