Abstract:
This presentation will discuss how load test data was used to reduce risk and optimize the foundation design for the new University of California, San Francisco Hospital building that is planned for Parnassus Heights (San Francisco), California. The new landmark hospital building will be supported on a drilled pier foundation in the highly variable Franciscan mélange that necessitated a comprehensive testing program to quantify axial resistance values for the drilled piers.  This project demonstrates that data from a pre-design load test program can be used effectively during the foundation design process to make a positive impact on the project.