: Jacking continues until practical refusal is achieved, at which point the pressure is released and reapplied without pause to verify the set. 2. Ground Condition Monitoring
To confirm the design assumptions, GeoSS Guidelines on Pile Load Testing recommend: : Jacking continues until practical refusal is achieved,
: Allowable pile top settlements are typically limited to 15mm at 1.5 times WL and 25mm at 2.0 times WL . : Jacking continues until practical refusal is achieved,
: Specialist builders (e.g., G2 and G3 categories) must maintain rigs with minimum counterweights of 200 to 400 tonnes . : Jacking continues until practical refusal is achieved,