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0.3
C @ 0m 66 KN/m2
C @ Xm 105 KN/m2
s 3
b 2.5
Nc 9
Pile @ Xm Length 10 m
Qa C As Cu Nc Ab
s 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 Cu Nc Ab
s 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)