Article 1 — Description
Load- test piling or drilled shafts .
Article 2 — Materials
Provide piling or drilled shafts for test loading as shown on the plans.
Article 3 — Equipment
Furnish all necessary tools and equipment required to perform the foundation load test.
Article 4 — Construction
Furnish and drive the piling in accordance wit h Item 404, “Driving Piling,” or construct the shaft in accordance with Item 416, “Drilled Shaft Foundations,” to be test -loaded. Use the same procedure for drilling the test shaft as for the shafts required in the structure. Keep a complete record of pile- driving data and shaft -drilling data for all foundations used in the test load. Apply the test load no earlier than the seventh day after driving the test piling or after placing concrete in the test shaft. Load the test shaft only after the concrete design strength has been attained. Perform the foundation load test as shown on the plans and in accordance with the following. ASTM D1143 ASTM D4945 ASTM D7383 ASTM D8169 Dismantle the test setup a fter completing the test if applicable. Remove piling or shafts that are not part of the structure u pon completion of the test load, or cut off at least 1 ft. below the bottom of the footing or the finished grade. Re- drive permanent piling to its original grade and bearing if it is raised during the test load.
Article 5 — Measurement
Measurement will be made for each complete test load satisfactorily performed, reported, and accepted.
Article 6 — Payment
The work performed and materials furnished in accordance with this Item and measured as provided under “Measurement” will be paid for at the unit price bid for each “Foundation Load Test.” This price is full compensation for material, equipment, labor, work, tools, and incidentals. Test piling or test shafts and associated reaction piling or shafts that are not part of the permanent structur e will not be paid for directly, but will be subsidiary to this Item. Test piling or test shafts that are part of the permanent structure will be paid for under the pertinent Items .