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Driven Precast Concrete Pile Design Based on 2018 IBC & ACI 318-19

DESIGN CRITERIA
1. The 2018 IBC & ACI 318-19 do not have slenderness ratio limits. But for solid compression
steel member, the AISC 360-16 E2 limits the effective slenderness ratio not exceed 200.
Since concrete strength less than steel and concrete cracking, the effective slenderness ratio
for compression concrete member should be less than 200. (80 adequate ?) After pile installed,
there are no buckling issues, so ACI 318-19 6.6 not apply.
2. There are at least three load cases that have to be checked: the maximum tension section
at erection, the maximum bending section at shipping, and the maximum Pu- Mu section
at service.
3. Both soil capacity and concrete capacity may control the pile design. Check soil report if soil
capacity adequate or not. And the driving top load should be less than vertical soil capacity.

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

REBAR YIELD STRESS fy = 60 ksi, (414 MPa)
CONCRETE STRENGTH fc' = 5 ksi, (34 MPa)

SECTION DIMENSION D= 12 in, (305 mm)

PILE LENGTH L = 42 ft, (12.80 m)

VERT. REINF. (4, 8, 12) 4 # 7

LATERAL REINF. (0=Spirals, 1=Ties) 0 Spirals THE PILE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
3 @ 4 in. (102 mm), o.c.

SD LEVEL MAXIMUM SECTION LOADS 

Pu = 200 kips, (890 kN)
Mu = 40 ft-kips, (54 kN-m) 
Vu = 35 kips, (156 kN)

ANALYSIS
CHECK PILE CAPACITY IN SHIPPING & ERECTION 
k L / r = 120.5 1.0 L / D = 145 < 200
Tu,max = 9 kips
< fTn = 130 kips [Satisfactory]
Mu,pure = 46 ft-kips
     2 
  f C'  2   c     c   , for 0   c   o
fMn =
< 51 ft-kips
e  s E s , for  s   ty
fC    o    o   , fS 
CHECK FLEXURAL & AXIAL CAPACITY
 f , for  s   ty
'  y
600   e f C , for  c   o


2  e f 'C  fy  ty , for compression controlled
400 o  ,  ty  , t  
Ec Es  ty  0.003 , for tension controlled
'
200
E c  57 f C , E s  29000ksi ,  e  0.85 ,  cu  0.003
f Pn

Pu =
(k)

200 kips
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 < fPn = 407 kips, (ACI 318-19 22.4.2)

Mu = 40 ft-kips
Solid Black Line - Tension Controlled < fMn = 90 ft-kips, at Pu level.
f Mn (ft-k)
Solid Red Line - Transition [Satisfactory]
Dash Line - Compression Controlled
CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY
Vu = 35 kips < f Vn = f (Vs + Vc) = 38 kips, (ACI 318-19 22.5.1) [Satisfactory]
where f = 0.75 (ACI 318-19 21.2)
Vc = 2 (fc')0.5A0 = 10.2 kips, (ACI 318-19 22.5.5)
Vs = MIN (d fy Av / s , 4Vc) = 40.7 kips, (ACI 318-19 22.5.10.5)