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Pile Cap Handouts

This document contains examples of calculating requirements for pile cap design. It includes two sample problems showing calculations for required footing thickness based on beam shear stress and punching shear stress. It also calculates reinforcement needed for maximum moment. The first problem is for a column supported on a square footing. The second problem considers a column supported by a square footing on 5 piles. Calculations are shown for critical beam shear stress, punching shear stress, and maximum design moment. References include the ACI 318-11 code.

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Pile Cap Handouts

This document contains examples of calculating requirements for pile cap design. It includes two sample problems showing calculations for required footing thickness based on beam shear stress and punching shear stress. It also calculates reinforcement needed for maximum moment. The first problem is for a column supported on a square footing. The second problem considers a column supported by a square footing on 5 piles. Calculations are shown for critical beam shear stress, punching shear stress, and maximum design moment. References include the ACI 318-11 code.

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GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING 2

PILE CAP

ENGR. BARTHOLOMEW ATOM BACON


Sample Problem 01
A 400 mm x 400 mm column is supported as shown. Dimensions are as follows:
a = 0.60 m
b = 1.80 m
c = 1.20 m
d = 0.60 m

The column carries the following service loads:


DL = 900 kN
LL = 450 kN
Concrete, fc’ = 21 MPa
Steel, fy = 415 MPa

Ultimate capacity:
For beam shear = 0.76 MPa
For punching shear = 1.52 MPa
Min. concrete cover to the centroid of reinforcement = 0.25 m
Sample Problem 01

b/2

b/2

d c c d
Sample Problem 01
1. Calculate the required footing thickness
for the critical beam shear stress at
ultimate loads.
2. Calculate the required footing thickness
for punching shear stress at ultimate
loads.
3. Calculate the number of 20 mm diameter
horizontal bars required for the maximum
moment using the effecting depth of
footing.
Sample Problem 01 - Answer
1. 550 mm
2. 650 mm
3. 14-20 mm dia.
Sample Problem 02
A 400 mm square column shown is supported by square
footing on 5 piles as shown. Dimensions are a = 0.75
m., b = 2 m., effective footing depth = 0.6 m. Ultimate
pile capacity of 320 kN.

Column axial loads:


D = 420 kN
L = 360 kN
E = 210 kN

Column moment, ME at x-axis due to earthquake = 160 kN-m.

Required strength of the footing is based on:


U = 1.32D + 1.1L + 1.1E
Sample Problem 02

a b a
Sample Problem 02
1. Compute the critical beam shear stress
at ultimate loads.
2. Compute the ultimate punching shear
stress.
3. Compute the maximum design moment.
Sample Problem 02 - Answer
1. 0.267 MPa
2. 0.394 MPa
3. 448.448 kN-m
References:
 ACI 318-11

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