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METHOD STATEMENT FOR

INSTRUMENT TEST PILE USING
VIBRATING WIRE STRAIN GAUGES AT
PRELIMINARY TEST PILE
(BR 466- SG KLEDANG)

Prepared by Date Reviewed by Date Approved by Date

GTH 17th DEC TYK 18th DEC TYK 18th DEC
2001 2001 2001

IMPORTANT:

The information contained herein is the proprietary of UE CONSTRUCTION SDN. BHD.

The holder agrees to the following:

1. Not to reproduced; reveal; publish; or distribute it in whole or any portion of it without authorisation; and,
2. To maintain this document in confidence.
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CONTENTS

1.0 SCOPE
2.0 MATERIALS
3.0 EQUIPMENT & RESOURCES
4.0 METHOD OF INSTALLATION
5.0 QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURE
6.0 HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
7.0 TRACK POSSESSION
8.0 SUMMARY OF FORMS

ATTACHMENT 1 : STRAIN GAUGES LOCATION

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1.0 SCOPE

The following Method Statement describes the procedures to be followed

in conducting the instrument test pile using vibrating wire strain gauges
at the proposed preliminary test pile.

The aim of instrumenting the bore pile with strain gauges is to

determine the load distribution characteristics along the pile shaft.

The vibrating wire type strain gauge works on the principle that the
natural frequency of a wire changes as its length changes. Thus, by
measuring the change in frequency, the deformation can be obtained
and hence the strain. Most modern readouts will be able to give the
strains directly, eliminating the need to do any calculation or calibration
(sample calibrations would have been carried out by the manufacturer).
From the strain, the stress can be calculated and thus the load
distribution along the pile shaft is known if the strain gauges are
installed at intervals along the pile shaft length.

2.0 MATERIALS

Not required.

3.0 EQUIPEMENT & RESOURCES

i) Vibrating wire type Welded Strain Gauge. Steel wire of gauge

length 62mm, and frequency range 0.8 to 2.4kHz

ii) Micro-bond welder

iii) Electrical cable 7/0.2mm x 4C PVC Braided

iv) VWP Indicator

v) 3M Scotchcast Insulating Resin 4

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4.0 METHOD OF INSTALLATION

4.1 The strain gauges are mounted on 600mm long, 20mm diameter high
tensile steel bars (Y20).

4.2 At their midpoints, the steel bars are polished using a hand held
electrical grinder to obtain a flat surface for the strain gauges to be
placed on. Polishing is completed by hand using silicon carbide paper.
The surfaces of the polished bars are then cleaned using acetone.

4.3 The weldable strain gauges are next bonded to the steel bars using a
micro-bond welder. Then, the strain gauge sensors are placed on the
strain gauges and tied firmly to the steel bars with wires. Short lengths
of PVC protective pipe are placed over the strain gauge locations and
they are filled with insulating resin.

4.4 The electrical lead wires from the sensors are brought to the top of the
pile through PVC pipes tied to the steel cage.

4.5 The gauges are checked before and after micro-welding, after
installation, after placement of the cage in the borehole, and after
concreting.

4.6 The shaft resistance at any level of the pile is calculated from:

0.25 EE d
fs 
e
where;
fs = Shaft Resistance
E = Modulus of Elasticity of the pile
E = Difference in measured strains
e = Distance between strain gauge levels
d = Diameter of the pile

and where

Applied Load 1
E  
Sectional area of pile Measured strains at Level 1

4.0 METHOD OF INSTALLATION (Con't)

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4.7 The proposed location for the gauges is attached in Attachment 1.

5.0 QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURE

Not required.

6.0 HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIROMENT

Not required.

7.0 TRACK POSSESION

Not required.

8.0 SUMMARY OF FORMS

Standard forms will be used for the test.

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ATTACHMENT 1
STRAIN GAUGES LOCATION