Research Article

Uplift Behavior of Belled Short Piles in Weathered Sandstone

Table 3

Results of pile tests.

Pile No/kN/mmPU/kNSU/mm

TP16704>38.3632820.6
TP29626>70.7839622.4

is the maximum uplift load, is the maximum displacement of pile top, PU is the ultimate uplift load, and SU is the displacement of pile top under the ultimateuplift load.