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POLE FOUNDATION ANALYSIS

For Free-Top (Unconstrained) Rigid Round Piers Using Czerniak / PCA Method
Subjected Vertical Load, Horizontal Load, and/or Moment
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Input Data:

Pier Data: Pv=16.5 k

Pier Foundation Diameter, D = 1.500 ft.
Pier Height Above Soil, h1 = 0.000 ft. M=8.9 ft-k
Concrete Strength, f'c = 4.000 ksi Ph=1.4 k

Soil Data:
Unit Weight of Soil, γ = 0.100 kcf H=12' Ground
Angle of Internal Friction, φ = 30.00 deg. Line
Depth to Resisting Surface, h2 = 0.000 ft. h1=0'
Allow. Soil Bearing Pressure, Pa = 2.500 ksf h2=0'

Pier Loadings:
Axial Load, Pv = 16.500 kips Resisting
Horizontal Load, Ph = 1.400 kips Surface L=11.67'
Distance from Ph to Top/Pier, H = 12.000 ft.
Externally Applied Moment, M = 8.900 ft-kips Pier

Results: D=1.5'

Pier Embedment and Total Length: Nomenclature

Ho = 0.93 kips/ft. Ho = Ph/D
Mo = 17.13 ft-kips/ft. Mo = (M+Ph*(H+h1+h2))/D
E= 18.36 ft. E = Mo/Ho
Kp = 3.000 Kp = TAN^2(45+φ/2) (passive soil pressure coefficient)
R= 0.300 ksf/ft. R = Kp*γ (passive soil resistance/ft. depth)
L= 11.67 ft. L = solution of cubic equation: L^3-14.14*Ho*L/R-18.85*Mo/R=0
L/D = 7.78 L/D <= 10 for valid short, rigid pier analysis L/D<=10, O.K.
Lt = 11.67 ft. Lt = h1+h2+L (total length)

Pier Side Soil Pressures:

a= 8.071 ft. a = L*(4*E/L+3)/(6*E/L+4) ("pivot" point from top of resisting surface)
Pc = 1.210 ksf Pc = 1.178*(4*Mo+3*Ho*L)^2/(L^2*(3*Mo+2*Ho*L))
Pc(allow) = 1.211 ksf Pc(allow) = R*(a/2) Pc(allow)>=Pc, O.K.
Pt = 3.124 ksf Pt = 9.425*(2*Mo+Ho*L)/L^2
Pt(allow) = 3.502 ksf Pt(allow) = R*L Pt(allow)>=Pt, O.K.

Pier End Bearing Pressure:

Af = 1.77 ft.^2 Af = π*D^2/4 (pier base area)
Wf = 3.09 kips Wf = (Af*Lt)*0.150 (pier weight)
ΣPv = 19.59 kips ΣPv = Pv+Wf (total vertical load)
P(bot) = 11.088 ksf P(bot) = ΣPv/Af Pa<P(bot)

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