11.2 Augered Cast-in-Place Piles

11.2 Augered Cast-in-Place Piles

The geotechnical report should address axial and lateral pile capacity, integrity testing requirements (especially in case of loose to medium dense saturated sandy soils and soft clayey soils) using, for example, cross hole sonic logging, cross hole Gamma-Gamma logging, thermal testing, or a combination of these methods, as appropriate, pile load testing, and requirements for an automated data-acquisition system.