BORED PILE IN COHESIVE SOIL

0.3

C @ 0m

66 KN/m2

C @ Xm

105 KN/m2

Pile Dia

0.45 m

2.5

Nc

Pile @ Xm Length

10 m

Qs

120.8728

Qb

60.1183

Qa

Pile Shaft Capacity

Pile End Bearing capacity

180.9911 KN

Pile Capacity

The allowable bearing capacity of a pile in cohesive material is given by:

Qa

C As
s

Cu Nc Ab
b

where
= adhesion factor. For bored piles use 0.3 for heavily fissured clay and 0.45 for firm
to stiff clay. For driven piles use Nordlands adhesion factors
c = average undrained shear strength over the length of the pile
As = surface area of the pile ( d l, where d = diameter of pile and l = length of pile)
s = factor of safety on the shaft (use 3.0)
cu = undisturbed shear strength at the base of the pile
Nc = Meyerhofs bearing capacity factor (use 9.0)
Ab = area of the pile base ( r2)

b = factor of safety on the base (use 2.5)

The allowable bearing capacity of a pile in cohesive material is given by:

Qa

C As
s

Cu Nc Ab
b

where
= adhesion factor. For bored piles use 0.3 for heavily fissured clay and 0.45 for firm
to stiff clay. For driven piles use Nordlands adhesion factors
c = average undrained shear strength over the length of the pile
As = surface area of the pile ( d l, where d = diameter of pile and l = length of pile)
s = factor of safety on the shaft (use 3.0)
cu = undisturbed shear strength at the base of the pile
Nc = Meyerhofs bearing capacity factor (use 9.0)
Ab = area of the pile base ( r2)
b = factor of safety on the base (use 2.5)

Pile Radius

0.225

0.45 for firm