COMPUTATION OF SAFE PILE CAPACITIES

Analysis in accordance with IRC:78-2014, Appendix-5 (Clause 709.3.1)

A. SAFE AXIAL COMPRESSIVE PILE CAPACITY

Qsafe = (1/FS) {1 to n[(c+pktan)AsL]+[(cNc+pNq+0.5D ' N)Ap]} - W
B. SAFE AXIAL PULL-OUT PILE CAPACITY
Qsafe = (1/FS) {1 to n[(c+pktan)AsL]} + W
C. LATERAL LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY
3 3
H = yn*EI / (e+zf) x 10
where :
Qsafe = safe axial pile capacity FS = Factor of safety
 = adhesion factor (function of C u ) p = Overburden pressure
 = angle of wall friction between soil and pile c = cohesion intercept
L = Pile segment length in selected layer k = Coefficient of earth pressure
' = effective density of soil D = Pile diameter
Nc,Nq,N= Bearing capacity factors As = Pile surface area per m length
n = number of layers Ap = Pile end bearing area
y = Lateral deflection at pile top e = Free-standing length of pile
H = Lateral load applied zf = Depth of fixity

P54 & P55

GENERALIZED DESIGN PROFILE
Field SPT
Layer No.

Depth,m
'N' Value

3
degrees
c, kN/m

(=)

, kN/m

Soil Classification k  Nc Nq N
From To

1 0.0 1.5 Fill 0 0 0 16.00 1.5 0.00

2 1.5 3.0 Sandy silt / silty sand 7 0 26 16.50 1.5 0.00
3 3.0 10.5 Sandy silt / silty sand 21 0 29 17.50 1.5 0.00 18.08 19.34
4 10.5 22.5 Sandy silt 56 0 30 18.00 1.5 0.00 20.95 22.40
5 22.5 39.0 Sandy silt 71 0 30 19.00 1.5 0.00 20.95 22.40
6 39.0 45.0 Sandy silt 76 0 31 19.50 1.5 0.00 23.93 25.99
7 45.0 47.5 Sandy silt 89 300 5 20.00 1.5 0.30 9.0 1.57 0.45
8 47.5 50.0 Silty sand 100 0 32 20.50 1.5 0.00 28.88 30

Pile Cross section : Circle Grade of Concrete : M 35

Pile Diameter ,D : 750 mm Soil Classification: Granular
Pile cut-off Level (COL) : 6.0 m
Design Water Table Depth : 6.0 m Design SPT N Value of Sand/Silty Sand = 21
Factor of Safety : 2.5 for compression Saturation : Submerged
2.5 for pull-out Pile Head : Fixed
Overburden Pressure to be Free Standing Length of Pile (e) : 6.0 m
COL #####
considered below
Overburden pressure pile diameters, i.e. 24.0 m below 6.0 m
20
constant below i.e. 30.0 m below 0.0 m
Percentage of Ultimate Shaft Resistance to be used for Ultimate Pullout Capacity: 0.7
 7 8 9 10 11 10 12 13 14.66 11.0 12 13
COMPUTED SAFE PILE CAPACITIES

Cumulative Skin Friction

Safe Pullout Capacity

Lateral Pile Capacity

Ultimate Compressive
Skin Friction in Layer

Safe Compressive
Total End Bearing
Unit Skin Friction

Unit End Bearing

Depth Below GL , m

Ultimate Pullout
Weight of Pile

{( + )/SF}
below COL, m

Capacity
Capacity

Capacity
Pile Length

x/SF +
③
②
kN/m 2 kN kN kN/m 2 kN kN kN kN MT kN kN MT MT

19.0 13.0 64 1053 1324 2199 971 80 2295 918 94 1007 451 46

21.0 15.0 95 448 1772 2534 1119 93 2891 1156 118 1333 589 60 3.1

23.0 17.0 102 120 2252 2542 1123 105 3375 1350 138 1682 736 75

Moment of Inertia, I : 1.553E-02 m4 Stiffness Factor, T = 2.78 m

Modulus of Elasticity : 32000 MPa e/T = 2.2
zf/T = 1.93
Modulus of Subgrade Depth of Fixity, zf = 5.36 m
3.0 MN/m3
Reaction, ηh : e + zf = 11.36 m

Permissible Lateral Pile Deflection, y = 7.5 mm

Computed Lateral Capacity of Pile, H = 30 kN

= 3.1 Tonnes