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Rectangular. section Input square root of (long side x short side)
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Octagon section Input average diameter
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H-pile . Press [Get Properties] button to get data.

Step 8b.
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Effective Area, Perimeter, I, E, G

After inputting the pile section width, press 8 to calculate the other
parameters. These parameters are:
At Total gross area, which is the area defined by the outside
perimeter. Please refer to section 4.4.4 below and Chapter
8.
A’ Effective area, which is different from the total area (for H-
Pile, the effective area is the steel section area)
Perimeter Perimeter of section
I’ Effective moment of inertia
E Elastic modulus of outside materials.
Weight Weight of the section per unit length

Note: Pressing 8 button will calculate the other parameters

automatically based on width. You can also modify the data directly.

Step 9. Close Screen

If you are satisfied with your data, press [Apply] to close the screen and post
the data to the Pile Property table (Figure 4-4). [Cancel] closes screen but
does not save the data.
Hint:
If you already have data in Pile Property Table (Fig 4-4) and do not
want data to be overwritten by Pile Section Screen (Fig 4-5), then you
should click on [Cancel]
You also can directly input or modify the data in Pile Property Table
(Fig 4-4) after close Pile Section Screen (Fig 4-5).

4.4.4 Effective Area and Total Area

For pile analysis, the effective area and total area is used according to the pile
type. The effective area (A’) defined by the outside and inside areas and , is
commonly used in pile shaft compression calculations, whereas, the total area
(A) defined by the outside perimeter, is used for tip resistances calculations.
 H-Pile (A > A’):
A = width x height
A’= is the steel net area

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