The role of dynamic testing for verification of offshore piles
Abstract
The verification of the capacity of driven piles based on pile driving formulae eventually correlated with pile load test data from the actual site was for many years the standard practice. Such formulae are still used to some extent onland but since the introduction of the wave equation concept in pile driving some 20 years ago the understanding of the pile driving phenomenon has improved substantially. There is now an increasing tendency to use wave equation solutions instead of pile driving formulae. When digital components became available discrete solutions of the wave equation became practical.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 115–122
- Publication date
- 14 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter