Design Of Pile Cap

Inputs
Column/wall Length(X dim.)
Column/Wall Width(Y dim.)
Axial Load
Mx
No. of piles
Dia. Of each pile
Concrete grade
Steel grade
No. of rows in x direction(m)
No. of rows in y direction(n)
Assumed overhange

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500 mm
500 mm
2000 KN
300 KNm
9 (Friction piles)
250 mm
M20
Fe415
3
3
150 mm

Analysis and Design

1) Pile Cap dimensions
L = B = 2S + D + 2 x Assumed overhang of150mm
S is the spacing of piles. Which can be fixed such that the group efficiency is 100%
100

(2(m + n - 2)S + 4D)*100/(pi() * D * mn)

(pi() D mn - 4D)/(2(m + n -2))

Smin

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=

3d or 900 which ever is mpre

900 mm

758.5729 mm

Therefore, S

900 mm

2350 mm

L=B

> Smin

should be > smin

2) Depth of pile cap

a) Depth of pile cap based on moment criteria
BD2

Muy,max/(0.36fck(xu/d)(1-0.416xu/d))

Where, Muy = Maximum ultimate moment at the face bc about y axis

=

(Puc1 + Puc2 + Puc3)(S - L)/2

Where, Puc1, Puc2 and Puc3 are the ultimate reaction from Piles Pc1, Pc2 and Pc3
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Load factor

Load factor x ((column/wall load P + assumed self weight of 0.1P of pile cap)/ number of

1.5

Therefore Puc1, Puc2 and Puc3

Therefore, Muy, max

Xu/d

450 KN

877.5 KNm

0.479 for steel grade of Fe415

Therefore, for calculating D

BD2

3.2E+008

D2
and D

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135214.1
367.7147 mm

b) Depth of pile cap based on shear criteria

From, Vu,max =

uc bd

Vumax/uc b

Vumax

uc

Puc1 + Puc2 + Puc3

1350 KN
0.36 N/mm2

(Min. value for considered grade of concrete)

Consider

1595.745 mm

D
d

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675 mm
625 mm

3) Design for moment

Area of steel for max. ultimate moment at the face of column/wall about x and y axis
Mux,max
=
(Pua1 + Pub1 + Puc1)*(S-b)/2
Where, Pua1 = 1.5 x ((Column/wall load P + assumed selfweight of 0.1P of pile cap) number of piles) + Muy X /x2
Pua1
Similarly,
Pub1
Puc1
Mux,max

4) Design for shear

283.3333 KN

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366.6667 KN
450 KN
715 KNm

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