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Influence Of Nozzle Pressure, Standoff Distance, And Reinforcing Steel Cage On Water Jetting Of Cidh Pile Anomalies, Matthew Jason Schaffer
Influence Of Nozzle Pressure, Standoff Distance, And Reinforcing Steel Cage On Water Jetting Of Cidh Pile Anomalies, Matthew Jason Schaffer
Master's Theses
The effectiveness of removing anomalous material from cast-in-drilled-hole (CIDH) piles by water jetting was examined. The primary objectives of this research were to examine how reinforcing steel influences water jetting and to evaluate how jetting pressures and standoff distance from the material surface affect water jetting of concrete type materials and PVC tubing. The experimental work consisted of water blasting submerged test specimens using rotary jets, nozzles, pumping equipment, and testing procedures currently used in construction practice. The concrete test specimens were comprised of ring- and cylinder-shaped samples, containing materials with compressive strengths of approximately 160 and 3,600 psi. Typical …