Papers and reports from this research project

European standard and guidelines for rapid load testing on piles
P. Hölscher, A.F. Van Tol, Brown, M.J.
Proceedings of the 11^th conference Geotechnical Challenges in Urban regeneartion, London, 26-28 May, 2010

Pore water pressure measurement during rapid pile load tests
in a geotechnical centrifuge
Hölscher, P., H. van Lottum & A. Bezuijen, A.F. van Tol
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2010) 28 June – 1 July 2010 Zurich, Switserland

Erfahrungen und Entwicklungen mit statnamischen Probebelastungen (in German: Experiences and development with Statnamic pile load tests)
Middendorp, P.; Hölscher, P.; Lambo, A.
Pfahlsymposium 19 February 2009, Braunschweig, Germany

Rapid load field tests interpreted with the new Guideline
P Hölscher , H.E. Brassinga, A.F. van Tol, P. Middendorp,  E. Revoort
Proc. 17^th international Comference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, 5-9 October 2009, Alexandria, Egypt

Rapid pile test simulation in the geocentrifuge
P. Hölscher, H. Van Lottum, A. Bezuijen, N.Q. Huy, A.F. Van Tol
Eighth International Conference on the Application of Stress Wave Theory to Piles, 8‑10 September 2008, Lissabon, Portugal

Rapid Load Testing on piles
P. Hölscher, A.F. Van Tol, eds.
Francis Taylor publisher, September 2008
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Rapid Model pile load tests in the geotechnical centrifuge (1)
N.Q. Huy, A.F. Van Tol, P. Hölscher
in: Rapid load testing on piles, Hölscher, P., van Tol, A.F. (eds), Francis Taylor, september 2008

Rapid Model pile load tests in the geotechnical centrifuge (2):
Pore pressure distribution and effects
A.F. Van Tol, N.Q. Huy, P. Hölscher
in: Rapid load testing on piles, Hölscher, P., van Tol, A.F. (eds), Francis Taylor, september 2008

Interpretation of rapid pile load tests in sand in regard of rate effect and excess pore pressure
N.Q. Huy, A.F. Van Tol, P. Hölscher
Eighth International Conference on the Application of Stress Wave Theory to Piles, 8‑10 September 2008, Lissabon, Portugal

European standard and guideline for Rapid Load Test
P. Hölscher, A.F. Van Tol, P. Middendorp
Eighth International Conference on the Application of Stress Wave Theory to Piles, 8‑10 September 2008, Lissabon, Portugal

Influence of rate effect and pore water pressure during Rapid Load Test of piles in sand
P. Hölscher, A.F. Van Tol, N.Q. Huy
in: Rapid load testing on piles, Hölscher, P., van Tol, A.F. (eds), Francis Taylor, september 2008

Database of field measurements of SLT and RLT for calibration
P. Hölscher, A.F. Van Tol
in: Rapid load testing on piles
Hölscher, P., van Tol, A.F. (eds), Francis Taylor, September 2008

Snelle paaltest moet vertrouwen nog winnen (Rapid pile load test should inspire confidence; in Dutch)
P. Hölscher, A.F. van Tol
Land en Water, January 2008

A numerical study to the effects of excess pore water pressure in a rapid pile load test
N.Q. Huy, P. Hölscher, A.F. van Tol
XIV European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Madrid Spain, 24-27 September 2007

Numerical Simulation of quasi-static pile load test
Huy, N.Q. van Tol; A.F.; Hölscher, P.
Proc. 10th Int. Conf. Piling Deep Foundations, Amsterdam, June 2006", London, Emap, 2006

Influence of loading rate on the bearing capacity of piles in sand
N.Q. Huy, J. Dijkstra, A.F. van Tol, P.Hölscher
16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 11-15 September 2005, Osaka, Japan

Literature review of non-static pile load test methods. report TUD-01- 21/11/2004 Huy, N.Q.(2004) (download)

Influence of loading rate on pile capacity in unsaturated sand, MSc-Thesis J. Dijkstra, November 2004 (download)

Excess pore pressure generation due to pseudostatic tests in saturated sand, MSc-thesis M. Auleda Català, May 26, 2005 (download)

The effect of loading rate on pile bearing capacity of saturated sand, MSc-thesis Ekarut Archeewa, March 2005 (download)

Laboratory investigation of the rate effects in sand. report DUT-02-07/6/2006 Huy, N.Q. (2006) (download)

Ontwerp veldproef snelle paaltest Waddinxveen/deel 1: management summary (in Dutch) (download)

Rapid Load Testing of piles in sand, effects of loading rate and excess pore pressure, PhD-thesis Delft University of Technology, Huy, N.Q. (2008)  (download from external site)

Field test Rapid load Testing Waddinxveen,factual report, report Deltares 1001055-014-GEO-0002 Hölscher, P. (2009) (download)