IJSRP, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2019 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]
Vasco Zacarias Govene, Lin Tong
Abstract:
This scientific work, is the result of the study of some Semi-Empirical methods used for estimation of the load capacity of the soil-pile assembly, using data from the Standard Penetration Test (SPT). Like case of study, the construction of the Central Hospital of Jing Zhou (1st phase), located in China, Hubei Province, City of Jing Zhou is used. For this paper, three Semi-Empirical methods, developed in countries outside China, and already used in other parts of the world, were chosen. These methods are: the methods of Aoki and Velloso, the method of Decourt and Quaresma, and the method of Meyerhof.