In this case, hitting the pile cap with the hammer will give you confusing results, as the echo of the hammer impact will come from multiple concrete edges.
Still, this case can be checked with #pileIntegritytest with a good degree of accuracy,
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Pile Foundations, Deep Foundations

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pile, pile inetgrity test, PIT test, PIT tester