pile

Soil Details

c' (or su)

Ks

Water Table

19
150
0
0.4
0
0
20

Results
kN/m
kN/m
deg

deg
m

Unit weight of soil (gamma)

For undrained soils use phi' = 0
Angle of friction (phi')
Adhesion Factor
Coefficient of Earth Pressure
Angle of friction between pile and soil
Depth to Water Table

Pile Details
ci
Circular
Diameter 2.31 m
Toe Depth
10
m
5000

kN

sq=Square, ci=Circular
Diameter of pile
Depth to base of pile

2.0

Allowable Load
5006 kN

Applied load - includes weight of pile

Overall factor of safety

2.00
OK

Shaft

Actual Load <=Allowable

Pile Volume
41.9 m

Safety Factors
Base

Base Resistance
5658 kN
Shaft Resistance
4354 kN
Total ultimate resistance
10012 kN

Shape

Load

10m long Circular pile

2.31m diameter
Undrained Analysis (Phi=0)

2.0

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Analysis (Phi=0)

ate resistance
(Base + Shaft)

tor of safety

pile

Pile Capacity Calculations

Bearing Capacity Factors
Nq= Err:508 (Berezantzev et al)
Nc= 9.00
Overburden stress
sigma_b= 190.00 (at Base)
sigma_s= 95.00 (average for Shaft)
Base Bearing Capacity
qu=suNc (for undrained analysis)
qu=cNc+sigma_b*Nq (for drained analysis)
qu = 1350

kN/m

Shaft skin friction

fs=alpha.su (for undrained analysis)
fs=c'+Ks.sigma_s.tan(delta) (for drained analysis)

d <=Allowable
fs= 60.0

kN/m

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Depth/Width= 4.33

Areas
Base (Ab) =
Shaft (As) =

4.19
72.6

m
m

Base Resistance
Qb=qu*Ab
Qb= 5658

kN

Shaft Resistance
Qs=fs*As
Qs= 4354

kN

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