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Calculate the Lateral Spring Stiffness using idealized data.

Solution:
Idealizing the soil properties and pile parameters.
Using Lpile v2018 to get the plot between deflection vs depth and soil reaction vs depth.
The procedure on Lpile is as follow:

Step 1: Program Options

Step 2: Defining Pile Properties

i.) Section Type
ii.) Shaft Dimension

iii.) Concrete Properties

iv.) Rebar

v.) Transverse Reinforcement

Step 3: Soil Properties

let us assume a hyphothetical Soil Profile Data

From Lpile,

with soil properties as,

Step 4: Pile Head Loading

Step 5: Ground Slope

Step 6: Pile and Soil Profile

Step 7: Run Analysis

Step 8: Open Presentation Graphing Utility
Step 9: Graphics Tab
Then Export Graphs to Excel , select lateral delflection vs depth and mobilized soil reaction vs
depth.

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Depth (m)

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Deflection vs. Depth
X Lateral Pile Deflection (meters)
Y Depth (m)
Load Case 1
X Y
0.015716 0
0.014929 0.18
0.014145 0.36
0.013365 0.54
0.01259 0.72
0.01182 0.9
0.011056 1.08 -0.002 0 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.01 0.012 0.014 0.016 0.018
0.010298 1.26 0
0.009548 1.44
0.008805 1.62
0.00807 1.8 2
0.007343 1.98
0.006625 2.16
0.005915 2.34 4
0.005215 2.52
0.004525 2.7
6
0.00389 2.88
0.003311 3.06
0.00279 3.24 8
0.002327 3.42
Depth (m)

0.001923 3.6 Load Case 1

0.001577 3.78 10
0.001289 3.96
0.001058 4.14
0.000884 4.32 12
0.000765 4.5
0.000656 4.68
0.000555 4.86 14
0.000464 5.04
0.000382 5.22
0.000308 5.4 16
0.000242 5.58
0.000184 5.76
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0.000133 5.94
8.93E-05 6.12
5.20E-05 6.3 20 Lateral Pile Deflection (meters)
2.07E-05 6.48
-5.19E-06 6.66
-2.61E-05 6.84
-4.26E-05 7.02
-5.51E-05 7.2
-6.41E-05 7.38
-7.01E-05 7.56
-7.35E-05 7.74
-7.46E-05 7.92
-7.39E-05 8.1
-7.17E-05 8.28
-6.82E-05 8.46
-6.39E-05 8.64
-5.88E-05 8.82
-5.34E-05 9
-4.77E-05 9.18
-4.19E-05 9.36
-3.62E-05 9.54
-3.07E-05 9.72
-2.56E-05 9.9
-2.08E-05 10.08
-1.65E-05 10.26
-1.27E-05 10.44
-9.41E-06 10.62
-6.61E-06 10.8
-4.27E-06 10.98
-2.38E-06 11.16
-8.92E-07 11.34
2.43E-07 11.52
1.07E-06 11.7
1.64E-06 11.88
2.00E-06 12.06
2.19E-06 12.24
2.23E-06 12.42
2.18E-06 12.6
2.05E-06 12.78
1.87E-06 12.96
1.66E-06 13.14
1.44E-06 13.32
1.21E-06 13.5
9.92E-07 13.68
7.90E-07 13.86
6.08E-07 14.04
4.50E-07 14.22
3.17E-07 14.4
2.09E-07 14.58
1.23E-07 14.76
5.81E-08 14.94
1.11E-08 15.12
-2.06E-08 15.3
-4.02E-08 15.48
-5.03E-08 15.66
-5.35E-08 15.84
-5.19E-08 16.02
-4.72E-08 16.2
-4.08E-08 16.38
-3.37E-08 16.56
-2.65E-08 16.74
-1.96E-08 16.92
-1.32E-08 17.1
-7.30E-09 17.28
-1.90E-09 17.46
3.18E-09 17.64
8.08E-09 17.82
1.29E-08 18
Soil Reaction vs. Depth
X Mobilized Soil Reaction (kN/m)
Y Depth (m)
Load Case 1
X Y
-15.82012 0
-16.86032 0.18
-17.84547 0.36
-18.7728 0.54
-19.63925 0.72
-20.44141 0.9
-21.17542 1.08
-21.83688 1.26
-22.42074 1.44
-22.92105 1.62 Load Case 1
-23.33075 1.8
-23.64134 1.98 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
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-23.84233 2.16
-23.92056 2.34
-23.85902 2.52 2
-23.6351 2.7
-23.30883 2.88 4
-22.88274 3.06
-22.36172 3.24
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-21.75415 3.42
-21.07404 3.6
-20.34408 3.78 8
Depth (m)

-19.59986 3.96 Load Case 1

-18.89532 4.14 10
-18.18532 4.32
-17.32972 4.5
12
-16.45987 4.68
-15.57406 4.86
-21.53874 5.04 14
-20.72673 5.22
-19.80109 5.4 16
-18.74639 5.58
-17.53865 5.76 18
-16.13778 5.94
-14.46907 6.12
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-12.36671 6.3
-9.302334 6.48 Mobilized Soil Reaction (kN/m)
5.999603 6.66
10.50684 6.84
12.63487 7.02
14.05983 7.2
15.09651 7.38
15.86925 7.56
 16.44145 7.74
16.75075 7.92
16.69737 8.1
16.5275 8.28
16.25867 8.46
15.90431 8.64
15.47509 8.82
14.97965 9
14.4251 9.18
13.8174 9.36
13.16159 9.54
12.46192 9.72
11.72201 9.9
16.25474 10.08
12.78281 10.26
10.15024 10.44
8.036886 10.62
6.269818 10.8
4.737789 10.98
3.346454 11.16
1.375045 11.34
-0.381374 11.52
-1.705992 11.7
-2.332291 11.88
-2.4834 12.06
-2.5109 12.24
-2.461349 12.42
-2.361443 12.6
-2.228241 12.78
-2.073391 12.96
-1.905208 13.14
-1.729818 13.32
-1.551824 13.5
-1.374729 13.68
-1.201198 13.86
-1.03321 14.04
-0.870884 14.22
-0.621381 14.4
-0.413818 14.58
-0.24696 14.76
-0.117961 14.94
-0.045572 15.12
0.08559 15.3
0.16857 15.48
0.213449 15.66
0.229592 15.84
0.225238 16.02
0.207287 16.2
 0.181232 16.38
0.151208 16.56
0.120107 16.74
0.089742 16.92
0.061033 17.1
0.034205 17.28
0.008985 17.46
-0.015199 17.64
-0.039019 17.82
-0.063049 18
 Depth Interval not to be taken more than pile diameter. As our pile dia is 800 mm so, neglecting data
less than 800mm depth at first, i.e 0.72 m is taken, similarly less than 1600mm is 1.44m, less than 2.4m
is 2.16m and so on. Deleting data in between these intervals.
Depth Soil Resistance(P) Deflection (Y) Horizontal Spring Stiffness(P/Y)
0 -15.820122 0.015715855 -1006.63451018096
0.72 -19.63925 0.012589668 -1559.94979375151
1.44 -22.420741 0.0095479887 -2348.21612220802
2.16 -23.842332 0.0066247303 -3598.98907884597
2.88 -23.308828 0.0038897234 -5992.4127252853
3.6 -21.074043 0.0019227963 -10960.1017018807
4.32 -18.185319 0.0008841263 -20568.6900420761
5.04 -21.538741 0.0004641266 -46407.0385106133
5.76 -17.538649 0.0001838265 -95408.7295158706
6.48 -9.3023336 2.07E-05 -450013.942094929
7.2 14.059828 -5.51E-05 -255219.618169717
7.92 16.750752 -7.46E-05 -224447.62134859
8.64 15.90431 -6.39E-05 -248975.839904893
9.36 13.817403 -4.19E-05 -329864.851983045
10.08 16.254737 -2.08E-05 -780795.032727874
10.8 6.2698178 -6.61E-06 -949092.03917215
11.52 -0.38137436 2.43E-07 -1566719.97323498
12.24 -2.5109004 2.19E-06 -1149061.05037407
12.96 -2.0733907 1.87E-06 -1106560.71658747
13.68 -1.374729 9.92E-07 -1385253.61673101
14.4 -0.62138131 3.17E-07 -1958400.01911184
15.12 -0.045572197 1.11E-08 -4097520.14427035
15.84 0.22959172 -5.35E-08 -4292639.96969616
16.56 0.15120826 -3.37E-08 -4487759.84364692
17.28 0.034204666 -7.30E-09 -4682880.0175417
18 -0.063049321 1.29E-08 -4878000.02166304

These values can be put into FEM software like ETABS, SAP to clarify the soil properties and
process the further design in those softwares.
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Mobilized Soil Reaction (kN/m)