TM 5-852-4/AFM 88-19, Chap. 4
Pile type 8-in. I-beam, 18.4 lb/ft
Soil profile, 0-1 ft peat, 1-16.1 ft
(bottom of pile) silt
Pile length 16.8 ft
Backfill around pile Silt-water slurry
Length below surface. 16.1 ft
Avg temp of frozen soil. 30.8F
Embedment in frozen soil 9 9 ft
Test performed December 1961
Loading schedule 5-kip increments applied at 30-minute intervals to total load of
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Figure 4-81. Load distribution along pile during test, strain-gage instrumented pile. Frost penetration of about 1 foot
occurred adjacent to pile prior to test. Adfreeze bond of frost broken at surface and use of heating devices on ground
surface prevented additional frost penetration.
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