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Gage A-48
DATA COLLECTED – FIRST 50 DAYS
STRAIN DATA COLLECTED – 11 MONTHS
Elapsed Time (days)
100
150
200
250
300
350
50
0
0
50
Raw Microstrain .
100
150
200
250
300
A CLOSER LOOK AT TEMPERATURE
• With the apparent “creep” during periods of
minimal construction activity, the thermal
strain effects were of interest
• Basic idea – if the temperature changes in the
soil/pile such that the pile wants to change
length but cannot (due to friction forces of the
soil), thermal induced strains will be
measured by the gages that should NOT be
included in the downdrag/pile load response.
TEMP DATA COLLECTED – 11 MONTHS
30
20
15
10
0
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Elapsed Time (days)
A CLOSER LOOK AT TEMPERATURE
10
Delta Strain (microstrain) .
5
0
-5
-10
-15
-20
-15.0 -10.0 -5.0 0.0 5.0
Delta Temp (deg F)
100
150
200
250
300
350
50
0
0
50
100
Microstrain .
150
200
250
300
10
20
Depth from Pile Cap (ft) .
30
40
"Original grade" at approx. 12 ft from
Pile Cap
50
60
10
Depth from Pile Cap (ft) .
20
30
40
50
"Original grade" at approx. 12 ft from
Pile Cap
60
Sleeved Unsleeved
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 0 50 100 150 200 250 300
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
LOAD PROFILE REGIONS
Sleeved Unsleeved
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 0 50 100 150 200 250 300
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
• Region 2
LOAD PROFILE REGIONS
Sleeved Unsleeved
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 0 50 100 150 200 250 300
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
• Region 3
INSTRUMENTATION OF A BRIDGE
CROSSTOWN COMMONS EXPANSION
INSTRUMENTATION OF A BRIDGE
CROSSTOWN COMMONS EXPANSION
INSTRUMENTATION OF A BRIDGE
CROSSTOWN COMMONS EXPANSION
INSTRUMENTATION OF A BRIDGE
Change in Strain (microstrain) .
-400
-350
-300
-250
-200
-150
-100
-50
0
50
4/2/2008
6/1/2008
7/31/2008
9/29/2008
1/27/2009
Gage C8 Load
3/28/2009
Time Stamp
5/27/2009
Gage C6 Load
7/26/2009
9/24/2009
1/22/2010
CONCLUSIONS
At both sites, downdrag was measurable; at
Maple Grove observed pile strains began to
increase immediately when embankment fill was
placed over compressible soils, prior to the
application of any ‘structural’ loads.