Kentledge

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Iron kentledge weights upon a platform used in static load testing in Haikou, Hainan, China

Kentledge or kentledge weights are slabs or blocks of concrete or iron (usually

piles into the ground beneath to test the integrity of the foundation.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2016-12-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Static Pile load Manual" (PDF). ny.gov. Retrieved 21 August 2023.