Designation:D3966/D3966M−07(Reapproved2013)´1StandardTestMethodsforDeepFoundationsUnderLateralLoad1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3966/D3966M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—DesignationwaseditoriallycorrectedtomatchunitsinformationinJune2013.1.Scope1.1Thetestmethodsdescribedinthisstandardmeasurethelateraldeflectionofaverticalorinclineddeepfoundationwhensubjectedtolateralloading.Thesemethodsapplytoalldeepfoundations,referredtohereinas“pile(s),”thatfunctioninamannersimilartodrivenpilesorcastinplacepiles,regardlessoftheirmethodofinstallation,andmaybeusedfortestingsinglepilesorpilegroups.Thetestresultsmaynotrepresentthelong-termperformanceofadeepfoundation.1.2Thesetestmethodsprovideminimumrequirementsfortestingdeepfoundationsunderlateralload.Plans,specifications,provisions,orcombinationsthereofpreparedbyaqualifiedengineermayprovideadditionalrequirementsandproceduresasneededtosatisfytheobjectivesofaparticulartestprogram.Theengineerinresponsiblechargeofthefoundationdesign,referredtohereinastheengineer,shallapproveanydeviations,deletions,oradditionstotherequire-mentsofthesetestmethods.1.3Thesetestmethodsallowthefollowingtestprocedures:ProcedureTestSectionAStandardLoading8.1.2BExcessLoading(Optional)8.1.3CCyclicLoading(Optional)8.1.4DSurgeLoading(Optional)8.1.5EReverseLoading(Optional)8.1.6FReciprocalLoading(Optional)8.1.7GSpecifiedLateralMovement(Optional)8.1.8HCombinedLoading(Optional)8.1.91.4Apparatusandprocedureshereindesignated“optional”mayproducedifferenttestresultsandmaybeusedonlywhenapprovedbytheengineer.Theword“shall”indicatesamandatoryprovision,andtheword“should”indicatesarecommendedoradvisoryprovision.Imperativesentencesindicatemandatoryprovisions.1.5Aqualifiedgeotechnicalengineershouldinterpretthetestresul...
