Lateral tests are used to either pull the piles toward each other or apart from one another. It is especially useful in cyclone or earthquake prevalent areas.
Laterally loaded screw piles with new trailer in background.
Laterally loaded screw piles using hollow cylinder and load cell arrangement with 4 displacement sensors
Laterally loaded CFA piles with strain gauges embedded down the length of the pile. The load cell, displacement sensors and strain gauges are all recorded to computer during the test.
A lateral test being performed on precast piles, also with electronic data acquisition.
These screw piles are being pulled together laterally. The method uses a hollow hydraulic cylinder and load cell.