ESTIMATION OF PILE SET USING HILEY FORMULA

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Ultimate Driving Resistance, Qu = kWHh

s + c/2

Efficiency of driving system, h = W + e2Wp

W +Wp

Total temporary elastic compression, c = cc + cp + cq

Data
Pile size = 150 x 150
Pile penetration length, L = 15 m
Weight of hammer, W = 15 kN
Height of hammer drop, H = 600 mm
Hammer efficiency, k = 0.85 (Single acting hammer)
Weight of helmet & dolly = 4.1 kN
Set, s = 25 mm/blow
Safety factor = 2.5
Working Load = 300 kN
Assume initial ultimate driving resistance, Q' = 800 kN (Trial & Error)

Calculation
Weight of pile (Area of pilexLx24kN/m3), Wp = 8.1 kN
Total Weight of pile + weight of helmet & dolly, = 12.2 kN
Driving Stress, r (r = Q'/Area of pile) = 35556 kN/m2
= 35.6 N/mm2

Pile Driving Data - Efficiency of Blow

P/W = 0.81
Coefficient of restitution, e = 0.25 (Piles driven with single acting and drop hammer)
Efficiency of blow, h = 0.65 (Interpolation from table)
Efficiency of blow, h = 0.67 7

Pile Driving Data - Temporary Compression

Pile head and cap, cc = 4.00 mm
Pile length, cp = 7.50 mm Refer Table
Quake, cq = 3.75 mm (Medium driving)

Total Temporary Compression, c = 15.25 mm

Ultimate Driving Resistance, Qu = 157.40 kN (Q' = 800 kN)

Working Load = 62.96 kN

Notes: Trial & error of assume initial ultimate driving resistance, Q' and
calculate or repeat if necessary until Q' Qu
ESTIMATION OF PILE SET USING HILEY FORMULA (MODIFIED)

Ultimate Driving Resistance, Qu = wH1en + w + P

1 + a 1cn

Total temporary elastic compression, c = cc + cp + cq

Data
Pile size = 150 x 150
Pile penetration length, L = 15 m
Weight of hammer, w = 15 kN
Height of hammer drop, H = 600 mm
Hammer efficiency, = 0.9 (Single acting hammer)
Effective drop of hammer, H1 = 540 mm
Weight of helmet & dolly = 4.1 kN
Set, n = 25 mm/10 blows
Safety factor = 2.5
Working Load = 200 kN
Assume initial ultimate driving resistance, Q' = 235 kN (Trial & Error)

Calculation
Weight of pile (Area of pile x L x 24kN/m3), Wp = 8.1 kN
Total Weight of pile + weight of helmet & dolly, = 12.2 kN
Driving Stress, r (r = Q'/Area of pile) = 10444 kN/m2
= 10.4 N/mm2 Refer Chart in Reynolds Handbook
[Hard Driving]
Pile Driving Data - Efficiency of Blow
P/W = 0.81
Coefficient of restitution, = 0.25 (Piles driven with single acting and drop hammer)
Efficiency of blow, e = 0.65 (Interpolation from table)

Pile Driving Data - Temporary Compression

Pile head and cap, cc = 0.03
Pile length, cp = 1.24 Refer formula in Reynolds Handbook
Quake, cq = 0.73

Total Temporary Compression, c = 1.00

Ultimate Driving Resistance, Qu = 235.97 kN (Q' = 235 kN)

Working Load = 94.39 kN

Notes: Trial & error of assume initial ultimate driving resistance, Q' and
calculate or repeat if necessary until Q' Qu
ESTIMATION OF PILE SET USING HILEY FORMULA (MODIFIED)

Ultimate Driving Resistance, Qu = wH1en + w + P

1 + a 1cn

Total temporary elastic compression, c = cc + cp + cq

Data
Pile size = 175 x 175
Pile penetration length, L = 15 m
Weight of hammer, w = 25 kN
Height of hammer drop, H = 600 mm
Hammer efficiency, = 0.9 (Single acting hammer)
Effective drop of hammer, H1 = 540 mm
Weight of helmet & dolly = 4.1 kN
Set, n = 25 mm/10 blows
Safety factor = 2.5
Working Load = 300 kN
Assume initial ultimate driving resistance, Q' = 355 kN (Trial & Error)

Calculation
Weight of pile (Area of pile x L x 24kN/m3), Wp = 11.025 kN
Total Weight of pile + weight of helmet & dolly, = 15.125 kN
Driving Stress, r (r = Q'/Area of pile) = 11592 kN/m2
= 11.6 N/mm2 Refer Chart in Reynolds Handbook
[Hard Driving]
Pile Driving Data - Efficiency of Blow
P/W = 0.61
Coefficient of restitution, = 0.25 (Piles driven with single acting and drop hammer)
Efficiency of blow, e = 0.65 (Interpolation from table)

Pile Driving Data - Temporary Compression

Pile head and cap, cc = 0.03
Pile length, cp = 1.37 Refer formula in Reynolds Handbook
Quake, cq = 0.81

Total Temporary Compression, c = 1.11

Set, n =