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Bengt H. Fellenius What capacity value to choose from the results a static loading test. We have determined the capacity, then what? Two articles reprinted from Deep Foundation Institute, Fulcrum Winter 2001, pp. 19 – 22 and Fall 2001, pp. 23 - 26 What Capacity Value to Choose from the Results a Static Loading Test Bengt H. Fellenius, Dr.Tech., P.Eng. 1. Introduction For pile foundation projects, it is usually necessary to loading test is influenced by many occurrences, but the confirm capacity and to verify that the behavior of the draughting manner should not be one of these. piles agrees with the assumptions of the design. Without a proper definition, capacity interpretation Frequently, this is achieved by means of performing a becomes meaningless for cases where obvious plunging static loading test, and, normally, determining the has not occurred. To be “proper”, a definition of pile capacity is the primary purpose of the test. The capacity capacity must be based on a mathematical rule and can, crudely, be defined as the load for which rapid generate a repeatable value that is independent of scale movement occurs under sustained or slight increase of