Abstract:The Impulse-Response (IR) test is the most commonly used field procedure for assessing the structural integrity of piles embedded in soil. The IR test uses the response of the pile to waves induced by an impulse load applied at the pile head in order to assess the condition of the pile. However, due to the contact between the pile and the soil, the recorded response at the pile head carries information not only about the pile, but about the soil as well, thus creating the, as yet unexplored, opportunity to cha… Show more
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