INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN ENGINEERING,
MANAGEMENT & APPLIED SCIENCE (IJLTEMAS)
ISSN 2278-2540 | DOI: 10.51583/IJLTEMAS | Volume XIV, Issue I, January 2025
www.ijltemas.in Page 123
Method Implementation Testing Foundation Pile Using (PDA Test)
in the Residential Block Development Project of Class IIa
Corrective Institution, Binjai
Harlen Sihotang, Peterson Sibarani
Architectural Engineering T.D Pardede Institute of Science and Technology Medan, Indonesia
DOI : https://doi.org/10.51583/IJLTEMAS.2025.1401013
Received: 21 January 2025; Accepted: 27 January 2025; Published: 06 February 2025
Abstract: One of the most important things in a building construction is the foundation, to prove the strength of the pile
foundation that has been worked on at the project site, then further testing will be carried out. In the Class IIa Binjai Penitentiary
Residential Block Development Project, a Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA Test) test will be carried out. This test is a dynamic test
used to see or measure how much the bearing capacity of the pile is, the ultimate axial pressure resistance of a pile and others.
This study aims to compare and ensure whether the Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA Test) test implementation method carried out on
the Class IIa Binjai Penitentiary Residential Block Development Project is in accordance with the regulations referring to SNI
8459: 2017 and the guideline that has been published by the Regulation concerning foundation testing on building structures in
accordance with the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) 03-2847-2013. This study uses a qualitative method, data obtained from
observations and interviews with the implementing team in the field and the data can be used as primary data and from the test
data, various secondary data specifications. With these two regulations, it will be compared according to the conditions of field
work according to the standards referring to the Foundation Test in building structures with the rules of the Indonesian National
Standard (SNI) 03-2847-2013 and referring to the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) 8459: 2017 concerning the Foundation
Test Method in High-Strain Dynamic Pile (HSDP) and PDA test testing including HSDP testing. This discussion will focus on
testing the pile foundation after the foundation of the Class IIA Binjai Penitentiary Residential Block Construction is carried out
in the field.
Keywords: Pile Foundation, Qualitative, Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA Test)
I. Introduction
Pile foundation is a foundation that is usually used on soft soils, swampy soils with small soil bearing capacity conditions. So the
pile foundation is a foundation construction that is able to withstand orthogonal forces to the pile axis by absorbing bending. Pile
foundations are used when the soil conditions are relatively stable and the depth of the hard soil is not far below the ground
surface. Piles are construction parts made of wood, concrete, and/or steel, which are used to transmit surface loads to lower
surface levels in the soil mass. The function and use of the pile foundation is to move or transfer the load from the construction
above it (superstructure) to the hard soil layer which is very deep (Hutami, 2013) [7]
In a construction project, the most important element in a building is the foundation. According to Hardiyatmo (2002: 79) the
foundation is the lowest element in civil engineering construction that functions as a building support and distributes the
structural load to the soil layer below. [6] The foundation acts as a lower structure that is tasked with distributing the building
load to the soil layer that supports it. In building construction with light loads and good soil layers, shallow foundations are
usually used. Conversely, if the building load is considered heavy and the soil layer conditions are inadequate, deep foundations
such as piles are the choice. The bearing capacity of piles is determined through the results of soil investigations, such as sondir
tests.
The sondir test is a method for assessing the subsurface soil layer, which is used to select the type of foundation to be applied.
The piling stage at the project site is carried out with the Hydraulic Jacking System , which works by creating a load in the form
of pressure on the pile. The main advantage of this system is that it can record pressure at each depth penetration and its operation
does not cause noise. Meanwhile, the Pile Driving Analyzer Test is a method that is often used to check dynamic material testing
and monitor the piling process after the work is completed. The Pile Driving Analyzer Test method is able to evaluate the capacity
of several piles in one day. In addition, this method is also used to check the condition of the pile and can analyze the stress and
energy of a hammer during the work process. The hammer tool during piling is used when conducting this test by giving a heavy
impact on the foundation. The PDA program calculates the results of the speed and force signals measured through the
accelerometer and strain transducer installed on the test pile. The sensors used can be Smart Sensors (sending data via Wireless
Transmitter ) or Traditional Sensors (sending data using cables).
The analysis of the data from the PDA using the CAPWAP program is very important in the west/dynamic load testing. This
program provides soil distribution to the foundation resistance and simulates static load tests. The relationship between the results
of CAPWAP data and static load testing has certainly proven the reliability of this method in determining the capacity of the pile.
In this study, the author focuses on the method of implementing pile foundation testing on the Class IIa Binjai Penitentiary
Residential Block Development project . Field testing is compared with standards referring to SNI 03 - 2847 - 2013 concerning