Open AccessPile load tests at the deepest foundation piles in Germany
Author(s) -
Rolf Katzenbach,
Andrea Werner,
Stan Fischer
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1928/1/012001
Subject(s) - pile , foundation (evidence) , bearing capacity , load bearing , geotechnical engineering , engineering , civil engineering , geology , archaeology , geography , structural engineering
Since 2001 the so called Hafencity arises in Hamburg, Germany. Currently it is europes biggest urban development project. So far the most famous building of this area is the well known Elbphilharmonie. Now another impressive building is in planning – a huge skyscraper. The new skyscraper will get an over all height of 245 m. Due to the little bearing capacity of the ground a deep foundation is needed. To found the building Germanys deepest foundation piles, with length up to 75 m, will be executed. In advance, to determine the bearing capacity of the surrounding soil, four testpiles, with lengths up to more than 110 m, have been executed.