Consider the following statement:
1. Initial load tests and routine load tests are carried out on test piles and working Piles, respectively.
2. In a pile load test, the allowable load can be taken equal to half the ultimate load at which the total settlement amounts to one-tenth of the pile diameter
3. In a pile load test, the allowable load is two thirds of the final load at which total settlement is 12 mm or any other specified value.
Which of the above statements are correct (assume the piles in the question up to 600 mm)?
1
1, 2 and 3.
2
1 and 2 only
3
1 and 3 only
4
2 and 3 only