Investigation on in-situ test of penetration characteristics of open and closed PHC pipe piles

To investigate the load transfer mechanism of open and closed Pre-stressed High-strength Concrete (PHC) piles jacked into layered soil, a full-scale in-situ test was conducted. In this test, the axial stress experienced by one open and two closed PHC pipe piles during jacking into layered soil was monitored using Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors mounted on pile shaft. The test results showed that (1) The jacking force on pile depended on the...