3.10.1.

18 Selection of factor of safety for driven precast pile

Driven pile in soil shall be designed for a minimum overall factor of safety of 2.0
against bearing capacity failure (end bearing, side resistance or combined) when the
design is based on the results of a load test conducted at the site, with good quality
control. Otherwise, it shall be designed for a minimum factor of safety 3.0. The
minimum recommended overall factor of safety is based on an assumed normal level
of field quality control during construction. If a normal level of field quality control
cannot be assured, higher minimum factors of safety shall be used. The
recommended values of overall factor of safety on ultimate axial load capacity based
on specified construction control is given in Tables 6.3.10a and 6.3.10b.
Partial factor of safety may be used independently for skin friction and end bearing.
The values of partial factor of safety may be taken as 1.5 and 3.0 respectively for
skin friction and end bearing. The design/allowable load may be taken as the
minimum of the values considering overall and partial rerewteytretgrettfactor of safety.