Homogeneity of Bored Piles According to Results of Four-Channel Cross-Well Ultrasonic Monitoring

The homogeneity of the structure of the boired pile shaft has been studied based on the results of four-channel inter-well ultrasonic (US) monitoring.  The actual lengthy of the piles has been determined with the detection of defragmentation of the pile shaft, the compressive defects have been determined, and continuity defects have been identified based on a joint analysis of data from the method of interwell ultrasonic monitoring. The use of four channels allows to control separately the peripheral and central areas of the pile in six directions. The data of the seismoacoustic method coincided with the parameters of ultrasonic monitoring in terms of identifying zones of concrete heterogeneity, reducing the pile cross section, etc. 

For all of the listed piles, data are not registered by the named test methods indicating defragmentation of the pile shaft – the presence of sections in the cross sections of which there is no concrete at all.  These test methods for all piles confirmed the compliance of their actual length with the design values. A significant defect in the continuity of the concrete of the 40op pile, according to the data of ultrasonic monitoring and seismoacoustic method, was registered in the interval of marks – (17.5–18) m, manifesting itself a sa decrease in the propagation velocity of the ultrasonic pulse from 25 to 50 % in two sounding directions, inclu-ding diametrical. This defect can be interpreted as a decrease in the effective section of the pile to 25–50 % of the average value. Defective sections of piles were found in their upper part at depth marks from 0 to –1.5 m, counting from the end surface of the head. At the same time, differences in the physical and mechanical parameters of concrete at these marks were also observed within the cross section of piles [1–5].

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