Pile design optimization
First Claim
1. A pile driver data capture device comprising computing components, a sensor, a data logger, the data logger is communicatively coupled to a parsing program component in a computing device operating as a data acquisition system, the pile driver data capture device operably attached to a pile driver for capturing pile driver data for a percussive hammer, the device comprising:
- the sensor that measures pile driver data, wherein the pile driver data includes a pile penetration depth and a pile penetration rate based on consistent energy impacted on a pile by the percussive hammer of the pile driver;
the data logger that records the pile driver data for a defined period of time using the sensor, wherein the pile driver data correlates with a vertical capacity and a lateral capacity for the pile;
the parsing program component configured to;
capture the pile driver data for driving an anticipated-pile at an anticipated-pile location, wherein capturing the pile driver data comprises using anticipated-pile driver criteria to compare and correlate the pile driver data to the anticipated-pile driving criteria;
analyze the pile driver data to determine whether the pile driver data meets the anticipated-pile driving criteria, wherein the anticipated-pile driving criteria comprises at least a test pile driver data that correlates with a predefined capacity for driving the anticipated-pile in the anticipated-pile location; and
generates a report, wherein the report is based on the analysis to determine whether the pile driver data meets the anticipated-pile driving criteria.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for optimizing pile design based on pile driver data are provided. A pile driving performance monitoring (PDPM) system captures pile driver data for a pile in an identified location using a pile driver data capture device. The pile driver data comprises a pile penetration depth and pile penetration rate based on percussive hammer. The identified location can be determined using a global positioning system. A parsing program component analyzes the pile driver data for the pile. The parsing program component determines whether the pile driver data of the pile meets an anticipated-pile driving criteria, the anticipated-pile driving criteria comprises a test pile driver data that correlates with a predefined capacity for a pile in the identified location. The pile is added to an acceptance report when it meets the anticipated-pile driving criteria or added to exception report when it does not meet the anticipated-pile driving criteria.
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10 Claims
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1. A pile driver data capture device comprising computing components, a sensor, a data logger, the data logger is communicatively coupled to a parsing program component in a computing device operating as a data acquisition system, the pile driver data capture device operably attached to a pile driver for capturing pile driver data for a percussive hammer, the device comprising:
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the sensor that measures pile driver data, wherein the pile driver data includes a pile penetration depth and a pile penetration rate based on consistent energy impacted on a pile by the percussive hammer of the pile driver; the data logger that records the pile driver data for a defined period of time using the sensor, wherein the pile driver data correlates with a vertical capacity and a lateral capacity for the pile; the parsing program component configured to; capture the pile driver data for driving an anticipated-pile at an anticipated-pile location, wherein capturing the pile driver data comprises using anticipated-pile driver criteria to compare and correlate the pile driver data to the anticipated-pile driving criteria; analyze the pile driver data to determine whether the pile driver data meets the anticipated-pile driving criteria, wherein the anticipated-pile driving criteria comprises at least a test pile driver data that correlates with a predefined capacity for driving the anticipated-pile in the anticipated-pile location; and generates a report, wherein the report is based on the analysis to determine whether the pile driver data meets the anticipated-pile driving criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for pile design optimization, including a pile driver data capture device operably coupled to a percussive hammer, the pile driver data capture device further communicatively coupled to a parsing program component in a pile driver performance monitor, the system comprising:
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the percussive hammer of the pile driver configured for; driving a pile using consistent energy of the percussive hammer wherein the consistent energy is based on a hammering frequency of the percussive hammer, the hammering frequency indicating a number of consistent blows of the percussive hammer for a defined period of time; the pile driver data capture device configured for; detecting a position of the percussive hammer; measuring pile driver data, wherein the pile driver data includes a pile penetration depth and a pile penetration rate based on the consistent energy impacted on the pile; and recording the pile driver data over the defined period of time; and the system further comprising one or more hardware processors and memory storing computer-executable instructions and components embodied thereon that, when executed, by the one or more hardware processors, cause the hardware processors to execute the parsing program component configured for; receiving a plurality of test pile locations; capturing test pile driver data for each of a plurality of test piles, wherein the test pile driver data comprises corresponding pile penetration depths and pile penetration rates; generating an anticipated-pile driving criteria for an anticipated-pile in the plurality of test pile locations, wherein the anticipated-pile driving criteria comprises at least a test pile driver data that correlates with a vertical capacity and lateral capacity for a pile in the corresponding test pile location; capturing pile driver data for driving the anticipated-pile at an anticipated-pile location, wherein capturing the pile driver data comprises using the anticipated-pile driver criteria to compare and correlate the pile driver data to the anticipated-pile driving criteria; analyzing the pile driver data to determine whether the pile driver data meets the anticipated-pile driving criteria, wherein the anticipated-pile driving criteria comprises at least a test pile driver data that correlates with a predefined capacity for driving the anticipated-pile in the anticipated-pile location; and generating a report, wherein the report is based on the analysis to determine whether the pile driver data meets the anticipated-pile driving criteria. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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