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This standard establishes the specifications for the execution of rapid pile load tests in which a single pile is subject to an axial load in compression of intermediate duration to measure its load-displacement behaviour under rapid loading and an assessment of its static behaviour. The provisions of this standard apply to piles loaded axially in compression. This standard provides specifications for: 1) Investigation tests, whereby a sacrificial pile is loaded up to ultimate limit state; 2) Control tests, whereby the pile is loaded up to a specified load in excess of the serviceability limit state.