GROUP EFFICIENCY CALCULATION

Pile Dia = 2.438 m Total area of Block 69.67 m2

Pile penetrtion = 92 m Qlim at pile tip 6.000 MPa
Capacity of single Pile 69.00 MN Perimeter of soil column 25.217 m
(soil-soil shear)
Skin Friction
Layer flim Unit Skin Skin Friction Skin Friction Skin Capacity
Depth Soil Type Frictional Shear Capacity of pile
Thickness Friction (Pile Soil) (Soil-Soil) (Single Pile)
Angle Strength block
(m) (m) (deg) (kPa) kPa kPa kN kN MN kN
0.00 8.35 SAND 35 20 0.00 639.65 2105.62 2.75 639.65
8.35 20 20.00
8.35 5.35 CLAY 15 10.50 717.21 3372.77 4.09 717.21
13.70 35 24.50
13.70 0.50 CLAY 150 71.63 275.58 1891.28 2.17 275.58
14.20 150 72.27
14.20 1.80 SAND 35 20 20.00 275.78 907.81 1.18 275.78
16.00 20 20.00
16.00 13.00 CLAY 65 45.50 6713.63 30323.44 37.04 6713.63
29.00 120 89.33
29.00 5.30 SAND 30 20 20.00 812.01 2673.00 3.49 812.01
34.30 20 20.00
34.30 12.00 CLAY 100 70.00 7400.00 34799.46 42.20 7400.00
46.30 130 91.00
46.30 1.80 SAND 25 30 30.00 413.66 1361.72 1.78 413.66
48.10 30 30.00
48.10 23.80 CLAY 150 105.00 22972.19 108029.63 131.00 22972.19
71.90 210 147.00
71.90 3.40 SAND 30 20 20.00 520.91 1714.76 2.24 520.91
75.30 20 20.00
75.30 6.00 CLAY 175 122.50 5630.44 26477.85 32.11 5630.44
81.30 175 122.50
81.30 3.70 CLAY 220 154.00 4364.93 20526.64 24.89 4364.93
85.00 220 154.00
85.00 7.00 SAND 35 20 20.00 1072.46 3530.38 4.60 1072.46
92.00 20 20.00

Total capacity in Clay 48073.98 225421.07 273.50 48073.98

Total capacity in Sand 3734.47 12293.29 16.03 3734.47

Capacity of block Capacity of single pile

Skin Friction Capacity of block in Clay 273.50 MN Skin Friction Capacity of single pile in Clay 48.07
Skin Friction Capacity of block in Sand 16.03 MN Skin Friction Capacity of single pile in Sand 3.73
End bearing Capacity 418.02 MN End bearing Capacity 28.02

Total Capacity of block 707.54 MN Total Capacity of single pile 79.83

Poulos & Davies Method

1 1 1
Qg2 n2Qg2 QB2

= 1 + n Q1
2 2
i.e; 1
η2 QB 2

1 = 1 + 42.(79.83)2
η2 (707.54)2

Group Efficiency η = 0.911

Global Group Efficiency Factor

This group efficiency factor should be applicable only for clay strata, as pile group in sand normally has a
pile group efficiency factor not less than 1.0
 ncQcu(clay)+Qsu(sand) = 0.911x48.07+3.73+28.02 =
ηt = 0.947
Qu 79.83