Pile foundation in the integumentary deposits of Iraqi Mesopotamia

Abstract

The paper presents the results of field tests of piles in Mesopotamia. In spite of the marked drawback of the American methods (ASTM) practiced in Iraq, it was concluded that it’s feasible to implement a building practice of Iraq actions of the Belarusian standard. Pressed load should start such in which the settlement pile of tens of millimeters and there is a complete failure of the shear forces along the barrel. Reliable estimate of the ultimate bearing capacity of piles should be performed after additional field studies.