PRELIMINARY PILE DESIGN EXAMPLE:

The following simplified example (i.e., neglecting individual loads, load position, eccentricity of the
pile group, etc.) demonstrates how to use TABLE 1 in pile design and how to prepare the PILE
DATA TABLE.

Assume an abutment footing has 10.25 ft width and 47 ft length. The maximum factored vertical
load (P) and moment (M) acting at the bottom of footing are 2505 kips and 6625 kips-ft,
respectively (see figure below). Therefore, it is determined that steel HP piles driven to hard rock
can be used to support the abutment.

Based on experience of similar abutment design and loadings, it is assumed 2 rows of HP 10X42
steel piles, i.e. front and back rows, will be sufficient. Considering the minimum and maximum
pile spacing, and minimum distance from the outer piles to the edge of footing, it was determined
that a minimum of 5 HP 10X42 piles and a maximum of 16 HP 10X42 piles can be placed within
each row.

P = 2505

M= 6625 k-ft

B F
X

Distance between front

and back rows = 7.75 ft.
Rfront = 2107 kips
Rback = 398 kips
Z

Summing the forces in z-direction and taking moment about Point B, the reactions on the front
and back rows are:

Rfront = 2107 kips and Rback = 398 kips

Assuming Dynamic Pile Testing with Signal Matching will be used as the field verification
method, the factored axial resistance for HP 10X42 is 124 tons/pile or 248 kips/pile from TABLE
1.

Therefore, the number of HP 10X42 needed at the front row = 2107 kips/248 kips = 8.5.

Use a minimum of 9 piles at front row.

PILES PART 2
DATE: 30Apr2019
PILE RESISTANCE SHEET 4 of 6
PRELIMINARY PILE SELECTION FILE NO. 23.03-4