Project: Geotechnical Investigation of Raw Meal Silo

Location: Pyro Process Area, Flying Cement Company Limited, Mangowal, District Khushab
Client: M/s Flying Cement Company Limited

Typical Manual Calculations of Pile Capacity Using O'Neill and Reese (1989).

Assumed cut of length of pile=1.5m below EGL.

Computation of skin friction:
g = 18.0 kN/m
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Layer-1 (0 - 6.0m) Silty Sand with Gravel phi= 32
Qs1 = Kpotanδp'ΔL1
Qs1 = 0.7*54*tan32*π*0.90*4.5
Qs1 = 300 KN.
g = 18.0 kN/m
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Layer-2 (6.5 - 13.5m) Silty Gravel with Sand phi= 32
Qs2 = Kpotanδp'ΔL2
Qs2 = 0.6*175.5*tan32*π*0.90*7.5
Qs2 = 1395.89 KN
Layer-3 (13.5 - 14.5m) Silty Sand g = 18.0 kN/m3 phi= 34
Qs3 = Kpotanδp'ΔL3
Qs3 = 0.7*252*TAN34*π*0.90*1
Qs3 = 336 KN.
g = 19.0 kN/m
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Layer-4 (14.5 - 24.5m) Silty Gravel with Sand phi= 34
Qs4 = Kpotanδp'ΔL4
Qs4 = 0.6*270.5*tan34*π*0.9*10
Qs4 = 3095.3 KN.
g = 18.5 kN/m
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Layer-5 (24.5 - 30m) Sandy Silty Clay Su = 120
Qs5 = ἀSup'ΔL5
Qs5 = 0.3*120*π*0.90*5.5 ἀ = 0.3 (Table 19-1, Joseph E, Bowles 5th Ed.)
Qs5 = 559.8 KN.
(Qs)ult = Qs1+Qs1+Qs1+Qs1+Qs1
(Qs)ult = 5687.64 KN.
(Qs)all = (Qs)ult/Fos Fos = 3
(Qs)all = 5688/3
(Qs)all = 1896 KN.

Computation of Pile Tip Resistance:

(Qp)ult = 9SuAp Pile Tip in Cohesive Soil Layer.
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(Qp)ult = 9*120*π/4*0.90
(Qp)ult = 687.07 KN.
(Qp)all = (Qp)ult/Fos Fos = 3
(Qp)all = 229.023 KN.

(Qt)all = (Qs)all + (Qp)all

(Qt)all = 1896 + 229.023
(Qt)all = 2125.03 KN.
(Qt)all = 212.5 Tons.