Soil
Soil
Donut Hammer
Safety Hammer
Automatic Hammer
Operated by rope
and cat head or
mechanical
tripping.
Not recommended
because the
hammers are more
dangerous to
operate and are
less efficient than
safety hammers.
Delivers
approximately
45% of the
Used frequently
and are preferred
because the
hammers are safer
and offer close to
true free fall
conditions
Delivers
approximately 95100% of the
maximum free fall
energy
Consistent and
effective energy
2. Provision/ Guidelines
(National Structural Code of
the Philippines)
For structures two stories or higher, it is recommended that a geotechnical
study to be performed to evaluate in-situ soil parameters for foundation
design and analysis
It is recommended that a minimum of one borehole per 200 m 2 of the
structures footprint be drilled to a depth of at least 5 m into hard strata or
until suitable bearing layer is reached unless otherwise specified by the
consulting geotechnical engineer
The total boreholes per structure should not be less than 2 for structures
whose footprints are less than 300 m2 and no less than 3 for those
structures with larger footprints
For buildings with basements, it is recommended that the depth of boring
should extend twice the least plan dimensions of the structures footprint
plus the depth of the basement
A geotechnical investigation should also be conducted in cases of
questionable soils, expansive soils, unknown groundwater table to
determine whether the existing ground water table is above or within 1.5
m below the elevation of the lowest floor level
3.
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