Data-driven approach to enhance deep foundation safety: reliable methods for predicting bored pile capacity
Abstract The interpretation methods used to predict ultimate pile capacity from load-settlement curves yield varied results due to their unique assumptions and limitations. Misinterpreting ultimate pile capacity can negatively impact the safety and economy of deep foundations, which often consist of...
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| author | Usman Hasan Jalali Badee Alshameri Muhammad Hamza Khalid Waqas Hassan Lokmane Abdeldjouad S. Muhammad Jamil Hassan Farooq Zain Maqsood |
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| description | Abstract The interpretation methods used to predict ultimate pile capacity from load-settlement curves yield varied results due to their unique assumptions and limitations. Misinterpreting ultimate pile capacity can negatively impact the safety and economy of deep foundations, which often consist of numerous piles. This study examines a database of 93 static pile load tests on axially loaded bored concrete piles to identify suitable methods for predicting ultimate pile capacity. Specifically, 43 static pile load tests from Pile Database A were analyzed to compare ultimate capacities derived from theoretical methods, twelve pile load test interpretation techniques, and numerical analysis using PLAXIS 3D. For the numerical analysis, all bored piles in Database A were loaded until a pile head settlement equal to 8% of the pile diameter, which is the average failure settlement percentage derived from 50 full-scale static pile load tests (Database-B). The results indicate that the interpretation methods of DeBeer and Mazurkiewicz provide results closest to the maximum test load in static pile load tests, with an average deviation of 4.16% from the maximum applied test load. Therefore, these methods are reliable for predicting the ultimate capacity of bored piles. The findings of this study are expected to help design professionals adopt suitable and reliable methods for accurately assessing the ultimate capacity of bored piles. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2a9e5d2d01ee4df387fce73bf31d9cc22025-08-20T03:45:40ZengSpringerOpenInternational Journal of Geo-Engineering2198-27832025-08-0116113410.1186/s40703-025-00247-3Data-driven approach to enhance deep foundation safety: reliable methods for predicting bored pile capacityUsman Hasan Jalali0Badee Alshameri1Muhammad Hamza Khalid2Waqas Hassan3Lokmane Abdeldjouad4S. Muhammad Jamil5Hassan Farooq6Zain Maqsood7National University of Sciences and TechnologyNational University of Sciences and TechnologyNational University of Sciences and TechnologyNational University of Sciences and TechnologyUniversity of OuarglaNational University of Sciences and TechnologyNational University of Sciences and TechnologyNational University of Sciences and TechnologyAbstract The interpretation methods used to predict ultimate pile capacity from load-settlement curves yield varied results due to their unique assumptions and limitations. Misinterpreting ultimate pile capacity can negatively impact the safety and economy of deep foundations, which often consist of numerous piles. This study examines a database of 93 static pile load tests on axially loaded bored concrete piles to identify suitable methods for predicting ultimate pile capacity. Specifically, 43 static pile load tests from Pile Database A were analyzed to compare ultimate capacities derived from theoretical methods, twelve pile load test interpretation techniques, and numerical analysis using PLAXIS 3D. For the numerical analysis, all bored piles in Database A were loaded until a pile head settlement equal to 8% of the pile diameter, which is the average failure settlement percentage derived from 50 full-scale static pile load tests (Database-B). The results indicate that the interpretation methods of DeBeer and Mazurkiewicz provide results closest to the maximum test load in static pile load tests, with an average deviation of 4.16% from the maximum applied test load. Therefore, these methods are reliable for predicting the ultimate capacity of bored piles. The findings of this study are expected to help design professionals adopt suitable and reliable methods for accurately assessing the ultimate capacity of bored piles.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40703-025-00247-3Pile load testBored pilesInterpretation methodsUltimate pile capacityPLAXIS 3D |
| spellingShingle | Usman Hasan Jalali Badee Alshameri Muhammad Hamza Khalid Waqas Hassan Lokmane Abdeldjouad S. Muhammad Jamil Hassan Farooq Zain Maqsood Data-driven approach to enhance deep foundation safety: reliable methods for predicting bored pile capacity International Journal of Geo-Engineering Pile load test Bored piles Interpretation methods Ultimate pile capacity PLAXIS 3D |
| title | Data-driven approach to enhance deep foundation safety: reliable methods for predicting bored pile capacity |
| title_full | Data-driven approach to enhance deep foundation safety: reliable methods for predicting bored pile capacity |
| title_fullStr | Data-driven approach to enhance deep foundation safety: reliable methods for predicting bored pile capacity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Data-driven approach to enhance deep foundation safety: reliable methods for predicting bored pile capacity |
| title_short | Data-driven approach to enhance deep foundation safety: reliable methods for predicting bored pile capacity |
| title_sort | data driven approach to enhance deep foundation safety reliable methods for predicting bored pile capacity |
| topic | Pile load test Bored piles Interpretation methods Ultimate pile capacity PLAXIS 3D |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40703-025-00247-3 |
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