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4.8 Units of Measure.
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Table 4-1 Units of Measure
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Input Page of Item . Symbol English Unit Metric Unit
Program
Pile Profile Pile length L feet (ft) m
Height (Pile top to H feet (ft) m
ground)
Surface slope angle As degrees Degrees
Batter angle Ab degrees Degrees
Pile Property From pile top Z feet (ft) m
Width D inches (in) cm
Area of section A square inches (in2) cm2
Perimeter of section Pi in cm
Moment of inertia I in4 cm4
Modulus of elasticity E kip/in2 MN/m2 (MPa)
Weight of pile section Wi kip/ft KN/m
Pile Number Vertical Load Q Kip KN
and Loading Shear (Lateral Load) P kip KN
Moment M kip-ft kN-m
Torsion T kip-ft kN-m
Lateral Slope St in/in cm/cm
Stiffness Kt kip-ft/in/in kN-m/cm/cm
Distribution From pile tip Z Ft M
Load Pressure Pq kip/ft2 kN/m2 (kPa )
Width B ft M
Group Pile and % cap Kcap percent percent
Tower Number of columns Nx -- --
Foundation Column spacing Sx in cm
Number of rows Ny -- --
Row spacing Sy or S in cm
Soil Property Water table depth GWT
from surface ft m
Unit weight G lb/ft3 kN/m3
Friction Phi () degrees degrees
Cohesion C kip/ft2 kN/m2 (kPa )
Modulus of subgrade k lb/in3 MN/m3
reaction
Soil strain or E50 percent Percent
Relative density Dr percent Percent
SPT Value Nspt -- --

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