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Calculation of Circular Pile Capacity

Vertical Concr. grade of pile fcu = 30000 KN/m^2

Typical calculation for Pier P4 Pile Diameter B= 1.2 m
Young mod. of pile Ep= 31000000 kN/m^2
Mom.of Inertia of pile Ip= 0.101788 m^4
Maximum Service Loads per pile
e for pier is taken from bearing level to pile N= 4192.5 KN
Resultant H
cap bottom H= 132.25 kN
e= 4 m
N Height of soil 14 Note: 1.0m soil below pile cap conservatively neglected for
e Ground level Avg SPT of soil 50 Vertical capacity analysis only
Pile cap top 0.5m below Height of W/R 0 m
Avg SPT of W/R 100
Height of weak rock 3 m
UCS of weak rock kN/m^2
Neglected depth 2.5.0m Height of rock 1.2 m
UCS of rock 6000 kN/m^2
Soil Layer Referance ICTAD, Tomlinson. l
Calculation of Skin Friction
friction of soil layer 26 kN/m^2 =1.3*N/2
Weathered rock friction W/R layer 80.0 kN/m^2 =2.0*N/2
friction weak rock 100 kN/m^2 =ICTAD…. αβqu/4/2: Min taken as 100
Weak Rock RQD<25 Skin friction of rock 97.5 kN/m^2 =ICTAD... BUT max.
limited to 400 kN/m^2
Note: Above friction values has a F.O.S of 2.5 from ultimate
Rock RQD>25 Total Skin friction capacity 2944.3 kN
Base resitance required
Calculation of base resistance Stuctural axial capacity of the pile =0.2*fcu= 6000 kN/m^2
Referance ICTAD, Tomlinson, Das:

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for RQD < 25 and UCS <= 5 N/mm^2
Allowable end bearing capacity = 1000 kN/m^2 For Weak Rock
for RQD = 25 and 5<UCS <=10 N/mm^2 2500 kN/m^2 For moderate Rock- input 2500
For different RQD and UCS.. input value 15000 kN/m^2 For sound Rock
Tomlinson
Assuming weak rock to be φ = 30 degrees
Assuming rock to be φ = 40 degrees
Allowable bearing pressure weak rock = No data provided
kN/m^2
Allowable bearing pressure rock = 1932.3 kN/m^2
Das
Allowable bearing pressure weak rock = No data provided
kN/m^2
Allowable bearing pressure rock = 1932.3 kN/m^2

Design allowable bearing pressure on weak rock 1000.0 kN/m^2

Design allowable bearing pressure on rock 1932.3 kN/m^2
Total Base capacity 0f weak rock 1131.0 kN
Total Base capacity 0f rock 2185.3 kN
Note: Basae resistance contains a safety factor of 5 on the Lab UCS value and an additional overall factor of safety of 3.0.

Total vertical load capacity of the pile

If Terminated on bottom of weak rock 3634.2 kN Not OK
If Terminated on bottom of rock 5129.6 kN Ok
Horizontal
Refer Tomlinson Values of nh in MN/m^3 Vs SPT N
Assuming normally consolidated soil with linearly increasing modulus Material\SPT N 4<N<10 11<N<30 31<N<50
Coefficient of subgrade reaction nh = 4400 kN/m^3 Dry or moist sand 2.2 6.6 17.6
Soil Stiffness factor T =(EP*Ip/nh)0.2 3.72 m Submerged sand 1.3 4.4 10.7
depth to point of virtual fixity Z=1.8*T 6.70 m
Total length of embedment of pile L= 19.2 m η=(nh/EpIp)0.2 = 0.268 (Required for deflection calculations)
Pile acts as a long pile η*L= 5.154
For a Long pile with fixed head condition L/T= 5.154
Approx. Required moment capacity at service = 510.8 kNm Ultimate= 842.8 kNm
For a Long pile with free head condition 1021.6 kNm Ultimate= 1685.7

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Alternatively, Referring Broms method
0.5
Taking . Eff.density of soil/rock 10 kN/m^3 f= 0.82*(H/(B*Kp*ϒ))
Taking friction angle φ = 30 degrees 0.523599 Radian f= 1.571667
Passive pressure coefficient 3.00 M= 0.5*H*(e+0.67*f)
Required moment capacity at service = 334.13 kNm Ultimate = 551.3157 kNm
For a free head condition = 668.26 kNm
Concluding: Design moment capacity = 843 kNm For L>4*T Cantilever defln = H*(e+Zf)3/(3*Ep*Ip)
Deflection at Pile head level (Broms) = 0.0020 m for η*L>4 Brom's eqn defln = 0.93*H/(nh0.6*(Ep*Ip)0.4
Deflection at Pile head level (cantilever) = 0.0043 m Avg. defl. 0.0031 m

For a short pile with fixed head condition

Refer Broms
Taking density of soil/rock 10 kN/m^3
Taking friction angle φ = 30 degrees 0.523599 Radian
2
Passive pressure coefficient 3.00 Ult. H*= 1.5*B*ϒ*L *Kp
Ultimate Maximum horizontal capacity per pile H*= 19906.6 kN OK 150.52 "= F.o.S against service load"
Above For a short pile with free head condition 5491.5 kN OK
3
Ultimate Maximum moment per pile fixed head at the Ult. M*= B*ϒ*L *Kp
ultimate horizontal capacity M*= 254803.97 kNm Ult. M required = Lesser of (M*/(F.o.S))*1.65 OR M*
The Ultimate design capacity required = 2793.12 kNm For L<2*T
Deflection at Pile head level 0.0002 m for η*L<2 Brom's eqn defln = 2*H/(L2nh)

For a intermediate pile with fixed head condition - valid only if I63>2 and less than 4

The Ultimate design capacity required = -283 kNm For 2<L<4 These values are interpolated between the long
Deflection at Pile head level 0.0049 m for 2< η*L<4 and short pile condition load effects.

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