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Example On Chapter One Pile

A 40cm diameter concrete pile is driven into medium dense sand to support an ultimate load of 1100kN. The length of the pile is calculated using Meyerhof's equation for end bearing capacity and equations for skin friction capacity. The initial calculated length is 4.895m, but this exceeds the limiting value for end bearing capacity. Recalculating with the limiting end bearing value gives a required pile length of 19.05m to support the ultimate load.

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Example On Chapter One Pile

A 40cm diameter concrete pile is driven into medium dense sand to support an ultimate load of 1100kN. The length of the pile is calculated using Meyerhof's equation for end bearing capacity and equations for skin friction capacity. The initial calculated length is 4.895m, but this exceeds the limiting value for end bearing capacity. Recalculating with the limiting end bearing value gives a required pile length of 19.05m to support the ultimate load.

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Example on chapter one

A 40cm diameter circular concrete pile is driven in the layer of medium dense sand (φ=360 and
for which Nq = 130 given by Meyerhof). The unit weight of sand is 16kN/m3 and angle of
friction between pile and sand is 0.65φ. Calculate suitable length of the pile so that it can take an
ultimate load of 1100kN
f
Given L'=6m
Diameter (D) = 40cm = 0.4m Sand
δ = 0.65φ = 0.65*36 = 19.50 L= ? γ =16kN/m3
Critical depth (L') = 15D = 15(0.4) = 6m φ' = 360
Solution Nq*=130
Ultimate load carrying capacity of the pile is given by
Qu = Qs + Qp
End bearing of pile (Qp) → Use Meyerhof's equation

Q p = A p .q ′.N q∗ ≤ A p .q l Q p = A p .q ′.N q∗ = ( πD )(γL )( Nq *) = π (0.4) (16 L )(130 ) = 216 .38 L


2 2

4 4
π (0.4) 2
AP (ql ) = Ap (0.5Pa .N q ∗. tan φ ′) = ( )(0.5 *100 *130 * tan 36) = 755.604kpa
4
Let Q p = A p .q ′.N q∗ ≤ A p .q l and checked it after the length (L) is determined.
So that Q p = 216.38 L
Skin friction (Qs)
The frictional resistance between soil and pile-surface.
f = K σ o′ tan δ → for Z= 0 to Z = L' = 6m. Use K=1.2(1- sinφ).
f = 1 .2 (1 − sin 36 )(16 * 6 ) tan 19 .5 = 17 .125
f z=0 + f z= L '
Qs = ∑ P ∆ Lf s =( )( π D )( L ' ) + ( f z = L ' )( π D )( L − L ' )
2
0 + 17 . 125
Qs = ( )( 0 .4 * π )( 6 ) + (17 . 125 )( 0 .4 * π )( L − 6 ) = 25 .52 L − 64 . 56
2
So that Q u = Qp + Qs
1100 = 216.38L + 25.52L - 64.56 → L = 4.895m so that check for Q p = A p .q ′.N q∗ ≤ A p .q l
Q p = 216.38 L = 216.38( 4.895) = 1059 .216 kN > Limiting value so that Qp =755 kN then
compute again the length of the pile.
1100 = 755.604 + 25.52L - 64.56 → L = 19.05m.
EXAMPLE - 2 ON SKINE FRICTION
A Pipe pile shown below is driven in clay layer; the pipe has an outside diameter of 406 mm and
a well thickness of 6.35mm.
a. Calculate the net point bearing capacity
b. Calculate the skin resistance by using α, β and λ - method.
c. Estimate the net allowable pile capacity ( Use FS = 4)

Solution
Cross sectional area of the pile with the soil embedded soil.

a). Net point bearing capacity

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