AASHTO METHOD (1992) Page - 79 Specification for road highway

(A) Skin friction page - 78

Main Equation Qs = 3.14 * B * yi * Zi * i *
Depth
Interval
Division

50 ft
5 ft
10

N value at toe

35

B Diameter of pile
yi Effective soil unit weight
zi ith increment of pile length (ft)

Zi

Depth of midpoint of the ith interval (ft)

Load transfer factor of ith interval (ft)
Qsi Kip
Final Qs

input
output

=
=
=

=
=
=
=

Total Capacity (Ultimate)-kip =

F.S =
2.5
FINAL FINAL FINAL Total Capacity (Service)-kip

18
50
5
5--10
7.5
1.13
9.96

in
pcf
ft
10--15
12.5
1.02
15.0
15.0

Note

15--20
17.5
0.93
19.2
34.2

20--25
22.5
0.86
22.7
56.9

89.23

108.43

131.11

35.69

43.37

52.44

(B) Toe resistance- 78

Use this method
Method-2
qt
=
42
Qt
= qt * At
74
Better not to use this method.
Method-1
qt
=
84
Qt
= qt * At
148.4359

for road highway

n Qs = 3.14 * B * yi * Zi * i * zi

25--30
27.5
0.79
25.5
82.4

30--35
32.5
0.73
27.8
110.2

35--40
37.5
0.67
29.5
139.7

45--50
47.5
0.56
31.5
202.0

50--55
52.5
0.52
31.9
233.9

55-60
57.5
0.47
31.8
265.7

60-65
62.5
0.43
31.4
297.1

kip

156.62

184.39

213.91

244.67

276.22

308.12

339.96

371.34 kip

62.65

73.76

85.56

97.87

110.49

123.25

135.98

148.54 kip

FINAL ANSWER
Toe resistance- 78

Ksf
Kip
to use this method.
Ksf

Kip

40--45
42.5
0.61
30.8
170.5

Qs =3.14*B**Su*Zi

Depth
Interval
Division
B

50 ft
5 ft
10

input
output

Diameter of pile

zi ith increment of pile length (ft)

Load transfer factor of ith interval (ft)

N Values From Soil Report
Sui
Qsi
Qs Kip
F.S
2.5

5--10
0.55
1
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00

Ultimate capacity of pile

Total Capacity (Service)-kip

Qt/Sut = Nc*At
Nc = 6.0(1+.2(D/B))

18 in

=
=

10--15
0.55
7
0.25
3.24
3.2
3.97
7.21
2.88

15.90
9

5 ft
15--20
0.55
3
0.34
4.4
7.6
5.40
13.05
5.22

20--25
0.55
15
0.60
7.8
15.4
9.54
24.95
9.98

=3.14*B**Su*Zi
This values has been
taken from Tank
N
Sut
0
0
2
0.25
4
0.5
8
1
16
2
16>
2

25--30
0.55
1
0.60
7.8
23.2
9.54
32.72
13.09

30--35
0.55
30
0.60
7.8
31.0
9.54
40.49
16.20

200
100
3.030303

35--40
0.55
5
0.60
7.8
38.7
9.54
48.27
19.31

40--45
0.55
9
1.10
14.2
53.0
17.49
70.46
28.18

45--50
0.55
9
1.10
14.2
67.2
17.49
84.71
33.88

50--55
0.55
10
1.10
14.2
81.5
17.49
98.96
39.58

55-60
0.55
11
1.20
14.2
95.7
19.08
114.79
45.92

60-65
0.55
11
1.20
14.2
110.0
19.08
129.04
51.62

kip