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WAVE EQUATION ANALYSIS FOR PILES RESEARCH REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No.

ii iv v vi viii INTRODUCTION BASIC OPERATION AND USE OF THE WAVE EQUATION MATHEMATICAL MODELS 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Hammer 3.2.1 Working principle of Open End Hammer 3.2.2 The Mechanical Model of the Open End Diesel Hammer 3.2.3 The Thermodynamic Model of the OED Hammer 3.2.4 Working Principle of the Closed End Diesel Hammer 3.2.4.1 Hammer with Uniform Rams 3.2.4.2 Hammers with non-Uniform Rams and Compression Tanks 3.2.5 The Vacuum Chamber Hammer 3.2.6 The Air/Steam Hammer Model 3.3 Pile 3.4 Soil 3.5 Numerical Treatment 1 4 13 13 13 13

PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LISTOF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3

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CHAPTER 4

PROGRAM INPUT INFORMATION 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Open End Diesel Hammer 4.3 Closed End Diesel Hammers 4.4 Air Steam Hammers 4.5 Other Hammer Related Input Information 4.6 Driving Accessories 4.7 Pile 4.8 Soil 4.9 Other Program Options

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CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6

PROGRAM FLOW PROGRAM PERFORMANCE 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Data Selection 6.3 Representation of Results 6.4 Results

CHAPTER 7 APENDIX A

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMENDATINS COMBUSTION CALCULATIONS USING COMBUSTION CHARTS A.1 General Remarks A.2 Sample Calculations A.3 Discussion

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REFERENCES METRIC CONVERSION FACTORS

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