... data, called the Unloading Point Method (UPM), works well for piles in sand but it has been found to overpredict the static capacity for piles in clay by up to 30% (Brown, 2004). Therefore, to get ... STATNAMIC TESTING OF PILES IN CLAY BY DUC HANH NGUYEN A THESIS SUBMITTED ... Therefore, to get a better prediction of the static pile bearing capacity from statnamic tests for piles in clay further research is necessary. Chapter 1 Introduction 2Additionally, since...