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English Pile Driving Calculator
English Pile Driving Calculator
Enter the hammer data on this sheet. Use the tabs below to see the capacity
based on the WSDOT Std. Spec. formula
CAP TABLE tab shows you the capacity for various strokes verses the driving resistance in
blows per foot (BPF)
BPF for CAPACITY tab shows you a table and graph of the required blows per foot (BPF)
for the contract capacity entered above.
STROKE tab shows you the stroke if you know the blows per minute that the hammer is operating at.
LN VALUES tab gives you the natural log values if your field calculator does not have a Ln function.
Ultimate Capacity in Tons 2008 Spec Book
P = F*W*H*Ln(10N)
P = Ultimate Capacity (tons)
W = Ram Weight (kips)
H = Hammer Stroke (ft)
N = Blows per inch
F= 1.8 for Air/Steam Hammers
1.2 for Open Ended Diesel Hammers and Precast Concrete Piles
1.6 for Open Ended Diesel Hammers and Steel or Timber Piles
1.2 for Closed Ended Diesel Hammers
1.9 for Hydraulic Hammers
0.9 for Drop Hammers
Delmag D42-23
350 Contract Capacity (tons)
700 Contract Capacity (kips)
10.1 Ram Wt. (kips)
1.6 Hammer Factor (F)
2.00
3.00
9.00
10.00
11.00
0.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
8.00
12.00
6.25 47 3.20 38
6.50 46 2.80 34
6.75 45 2.47 30
Stroke (ft)
7.00 44 2.21 26
7.25 44 1.98 24
7.50 43 1.80 22
7.75 42 1.64 20 NOTE: FOR THE EQUATION TO BE VALID, BPF MUST BE GREATER THAN 12,
8.00 42 1.50 18 AND LESS THAN 120.
8.25 41 1.38 17
8.50 41 1.28 15 P = F*W*H*Ln(10N)
8.75 40 1.19 14 P = Ultimate Capacity (tons)
9.00 39 1.11 13 W = Ram Weight (kips)
9.25 39 1.04 12 H = Hammer Stroke (ft)
9.50 38 0.98 12 N = Blows per inch
9.75 38 0.92 11 F= 1.8 for Air/Steam Hammers
10.00 37 0.87 10 1.2 for Open Ended Diesel Hammers and Precast Concrete Piles
#N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A 1.6 for Open Ended Diesel Hammers and Steel or Timber Piles
#N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A 1.2 for Closed Ended Diesel Hammers
#N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A 1.9 for Hydraulic Hammers
#N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A 0.9 for Drop Hammers
#N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
#N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Open End Diesel
Blows per Minute and Stroke Relationship
Stroke
BPM (ft)
34 12.19
35 11.48
36 10.84
37 10.24
13.00
38 9.70
39 9.19
12.00
40 8.72
41 8.29
11.00
42 7.88
43 7.51
10.00
44 7.16
45 6.83
9.00
46 6.52
Stroke (ft)
47 6.24
8.00
48 5.97
49 5.71
7.00
50 5.47
51 5.25
6.00
52 5.04
53 4.84
54 4.65 5.00
55 4.47
56 4.30 4.00
57 4.14
58 3.99 3.00
30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
59 3.85
60 3.71 BPM
BPF BPI 10(N) LN(10N) BPF BPI 10(N) LN(10N) BPF BPI 10(N) LN(10N) BPF BPI 10(N) LN(10N)
1 0.08 0.8 N/A 31 2.58 25.8 3.25 61 5.08 50.8 3.93 91 7.58 75.8 4.33
2 0.17 1.7 0.51 32 2.67 26.7 3.28 62 5.17 51.7 3.94 92 7.67 76.7 4.34
3 0.25 2.5 0.92 33 2.75 27.5 3.31 63 5.25 52.5 3.96 93 7.75 77.5 4.35
4 0.33 3.3 1.20 34 2.83 28.3 3.34 64 5.33 53.3 3.98 94 7.83 78.3 4.36
5 0.42 4.2 1.43 35 2.92 29.2 3.37 65 5.42 54.2 3.99 95 7.92 79.2 4.37
6 0.50 5.0 1.61 36 3.00 30.0 3.40 66 5.50 55.0 4.01 96 8.00 80.0 4.38
7 0.58 5.8 1.76 37 3.08 30.8 3.43 67 5.58 55.8 4.02 97 8.08 80.8 4.39
8 0.67 6.7 1.90 38 3.17 31.7 3.46 68 5.67 56.7 4.04 98 8.17 81.7 4.40
9 0.75 7.5 2.01 39 3.25 32.5 3.48 69 5.75 57.5 4.05 99 8.25 82.5 4.41
10 0.83 8.3 2.12 40 3.33 33.3 3.51 70 5.83 58.3 4.07 100 8.33 83.3 4.42
11 0.92 9.2 2.22 41 3.42 34.2 3.53 71 5.92 59.2 4.08 101 8.42 84.2 4.43
12 1.00 10.0 2.30 42 3.50 35.0 3.56 72 6.00 60.0 4.09 102 8.50 85.0 4.44
13 1.08 10.8 2.38 43 3.58 35.8 3.58 73 6.08 60.8 4.11 103 8.58 85.8 4.45
14 1.17 11.7 2.46 44 3.67 36.7 3.60 74 6.17 61.7 4.12 104 8.67 86.7 4.46
15 1.25 12.5 2.53 45 3.75 37.5 3.62 75 6.25 62.5 4.14 105 8.75 87.5 4.47
16 1.33 13.3 2.59 46 3.83 38.3 3.65 76 6.33 63.3 4.15 106 8.83 88.3 4.48
17 1.42 14.2 2.65 47 3.92 39.2 3.67 77 6.42 64.2 4.16 107 8.92 89.2 4.49
18 1.50 15.0 2.71 48 4.00 40.0 3.69 78 6.50 65.0 4.17 108 9.00 90.0 4.50
19 1.58 15.8 2.76 49 4.08 40.8 3.71 79 6.58 65.8 4.19 109 9.08 90.8 4.51
20 1.67 16.7 2.81 50 4.17 41.7 3.73 80 6.67 66.7 4.20 110 9.17 91.7 4.52
21 1.75 17.5 2.86 51 4.25 42.5 3.75 81 6.75 67.5 4.21 111 9.25 92.5 4.53
22 1.83 18.3 2.91 52 4.33 43.3 3.77 82 6.83 68.3 4.22 112 9.33 93.3 4.54
23 1.92 19.2 2.95 53 4.42 44.2 3.79 83 6.92 69.2 4.24 113 9.42 94.2 4.55
24 2.00 20.0 3.00 54 4.50 45.0 3.81 84 7.00 70.0 4.25 114 9.50 95.0 4.55
25 2.08 20.8 3.04 55 4.58 45.8 3.83 85 7.08 70.8 4.26 115 9.58 95.8 4.56
26 2.17 21.7 3.08 56 4.67 46.7 3.84 86 7.17 71.7 4.27 116 9.67 96.7 4.57
27 2.25 22.5 3.11 57 4.75 47.5 3.86 87 7.25 72.5 4.28 117 9.75 97.5 4.58
28 2.33 23.3 3.15 58 4.83 48.3 3.88 88 7.33 73.3 4.30 118 9.83 98.3 4.59
29 2.42 24.2 3.18 59 4.92 49.2 3.90 89 7.42 74.2 4.31 119 9.92 99.2 4.60
30 2.50 25.0 3.22 60 5.00 50.0 3.91 90 7.50 75.0 4.32 120 10.00 100.0 4.61