{"id":7308,"date":"2026-01-22T18:51:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/?post_type=cpt_services&#038;p=7308"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:59:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:59:02","slug":"pot","status":"publish","type":"cpt_services","link":"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/en\/usluge\/pot\/","title":{"rendered":"PoT (Pull-out-test)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pull-out testing<\/strong> is a general term used to describe the assessment of the geotechnical load-bearing capacity of structural elements used in the installation of <strong>solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These elements are typically <strong>piles, columns, or anchors<\/strong>, each exhibiting different geometric characteristics and installation methods (C, I profiles, spiral piles, concrete piles, etc.)<\/p>\n<p>The test consists of incremental, asynchronous force application to the piles\/columns in the vertical and horizontal directions until the previously defined displacements or load magnitudes are reached (the so-called &#8220;failure criterion&#8221;). The<strong> failure criterion<\/strong> is always defined according to the specifications of the test project.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on project requirements, <strong>GeoTec Insitu<\/strong> can conduct tests on piles or columns subjected to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vertical tensile force<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vertical compressive force<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Horizontal force<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/slika2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/slika2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/slika2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/slika2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/slika2-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/slika2-840x1120.jpg 840w, https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/slika2-410x547.jpg 410w, https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/slika2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Slika3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Slika3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Slika3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Slika3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Slika3-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Slika3-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Slika3-840x1120.jpg 840w, https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Slika3-410x547.jpg 410w, https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Slika3-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>For testing, we utilize <strong>specially designed and calibrated hydraulic kits<\/strong> (pump, press, and transmission system) that apply the required loads. Displacements are monitored using <strong>digital measuring gauges<\/strong> (with analog backup), enabling <strong>real-time displacement readings<\/strong> during testing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GeoTec Insitu<\/strong> maintains a range of <strong>hydraulic systems<\/strong> with different nominal capacities, allowing us to accommodate various project specifications and verify the required <strong>bearing capacity<\/strong> through testing.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to load tests, the following services are often requested and can be provided by GeoTec Insitu:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Soil saturation<\/strong> around the pile or column prior to testing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Design and preparation of test projects<\/strong>, including definition of the <strong>failure criterion<\/strong>, based on results from the <strong>Geotechnical Report<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>GeoTec Insitu<\/strong> takes pride in delivering reliable, precise, and project-tailored testing solutions to meet all client requirements.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Slika-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Testing the bearing capacity of piles\/columns of solar photovoltaic panels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7310,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","cpt_services_group":[79],"class_list":["post-7308","cpt_services","type-cpt_services","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cpt_services_group-ispitivanje-i-kontrola"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.0","language":"en","enabled_languages":["sr","en"],"languages":{"sr":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":true},"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":true}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_services\/7308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_services"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cpt_services"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7308"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_services\/7308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7352,"href":"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_services\/7308\/revisions\/7352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cpt_services_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geotec.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_services_group?post=7308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}