Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Single Piles PDF
Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Single Piles PDF
Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Single Piles PDF
4m
18x4=72kPa
Sand
c=0 ,=300
sat=20 kN/m3
6m
72+6(20-9.8)=133.2kPa
Clay
Cu=100 kPa
=20 kN/m3
5m
Dcr=12m
133.2+2(20-9.8)=153.6kPa
153.6
Solution
Ultimate capacity of pile:
Qul t=Qp+Qs
where Qs1 (0 < z < 4m), Qs2 ( 4 < z < 10m), and Qs3 (10 < z < 15m),
Find the allowable bearing capacity of a single pile in the group of piles given below, by
using: (Diameter : 0.4m, Cu=50kPa, =18kN/m3, and use F.S.=2.5)
a) Converse-Labarre Formula
b) Terzaghi-Peck Method
4.0m
1.2m
2.8m
Clay
L=12m
1.2m
1.2m
1.2m
1.2m
Solution
a)
Qult=Qp+Qs
(n 1)m (m 1)n
E 1
90mn
m= of rows=3
n= of piles in a row=4
= arctan(D/s)=arctan(0.4/1.2)=18.40
D=diameter
s=spacing(center to center)
( 4 1)3 (3 1)4
E 1 18.4
0.71
90 x3 x 4
b)
Terzaghi_Peck Group Reduction Method:
Skin fric.
Tip resist.
(Qg)ult =pDfcu+A(qult)net
; (qult)net
= qnf = cu Nc
=pDf cu+Aqult-ADf
p=2(2.8+4.0)=13.6m
A=2.8x4= 11.2m2
2.8m
4.0m
Qg=13.6x12x50+11.2(50x8.6)=12976kN
(Qult)for single pile = 12976/12 = 1081 kN
(Qall)for single pile = 1081/2.5 = 432.5 kN 275.8 kN
195.8 kN
Bearing capacity is not controlled by Qgroup; therefore:
(qall)single pile = 195.8 kN
5000kN
2m
4.8m
Soft clay
cu=25kPa
Df=10.0m
2m
2m
sand
3m
3m
3m
Clay
mv=0.0001
2m
2m
1
2
Solution
Stress distribution begins at the bottom of the pile group in stiff clay media. In the case of soft
clay the distribution should be started at depth of 2/3 of L where L is the length of the pile.
s = H x mv x
1 = 5000/((6.8+4.5)x(4.8+4.5)) =47.6 kN/m2
2 = 5000/((6.8+7.5)x(4.8+7.5)) =28.4 kN/m2
s=3x0.0001x(47.6+28.4)=0.0228m=2.28cm
Find the maximum and minimum vertical load in the pile group given below
Q2=2000kN
Q1=1500kN
M2=1750kN.
1
CL 2.3m
0.5m
1.2m
2.0m
1.2m
0.5m
0.5m
2.0m
2.0m
2.0m
0.5m
Solution
Q=3500kN
2000 2.3
1750
3500
1500 2.3
0.83
M=Qxe=3500x0.83=2900kN.m
I1-1=2x(2x12+2x32)=40pile-m4
due to piles
Qi=Q /n Mxdi /I
Q = 6000 kN
H = 600 kN
6.0 m
y
18 pile group
A B
C
1.0 m
1.5 m
1.5 m
1.0 m
Solution
a)
M 6 600 3600kN m
Qi
QA
Unbalanced horizontal
force
Q M
xi
n
I
4QE= 1900 kN
6000 3600
2.5 192kN
18
63.5
6000 3600
1.5 248kN
18
63.5
6000
QC
333kN
18
6000 3600
QD
1.5 418kN
18
63.5
6000 3600
QE
2.5 475kN
18
63.5
4QD= 1254 kN
Q=600 kN
QB
4QC= 1332 kN
3QB= 744 kN
Axial loads:
4QA= 792 kN
1
tan cos 0.970
4
Q
192
198
PA A
cos 0.970
PB QB 248kN
H=600 kN
NOT SCALED
PC QC 333kN
PD QD 418kN
PE
b)
QE
475
490kN
cos 0.970
H u 600 4 192
c)
1
1
4 475 317kN
4
4
H r 18 25 450kN . Since H u H r
Solution
P= Applied load
Settlement = 0.012 Br
= 0.012 * 300
=
0.10 B PL
Br
AE
0.10(400)
P(17,000)
2
300
400 (30.4 * 10 6 )(1 * 10 6 m 2 / mm 2 )
3.7mm 0.0035P
where
Wr: weight of rammer
H: stroke
L: Length of bored pile
s: average set
A: Area
E: Modulus of elasticity
Wr * H
2 Wr L
, c2
s 0.5 * c2
A E
6
13100
0.16 30 10
14.7 H
Q 2000
0.005 0.5
13100
H 1.4 m
c2