ADVANCED FOUNDATION

ENGINEERING LECTURES
For M. Sc. Course

Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Shaker Al Shakerchy

Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering / University of Kufa
mohammedsh.alshakarchi@uokufa.edu.iq
 ADVANCED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
LECTURES
M. Sc. Course

STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF PILES

 ADVANCED FOUNDATIOIN ENGINEERING– Pile Structural Design

Structural Design of Piles

ADVANCED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LECTURES by Dr. Mohammed Sh. M. Al Shakerchy

 ADVANCED FOUNDATIOIN ENGINEERING– Pile Structural Design

Structural Design of Piles

• The main reinforcement in columns is longitudinal,

parallel to the direction of the load and consists of bars
arranged in a square, rectangular, or circular shape
• Main steel is provided to resist compression load along
with concrete
• Reinforcement Requirements (Longitudinal Steel Ast)
min Ast 0.8 % of C/S
max Ast 6% of C/S

ADVANCED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LECTURES by Dr. Mohammed Sh. M. Al Shakerchy

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Structural Design of Piles

• The object of stipulating a min. percentage of steel is

to make provision to prevent buckling of column due
to any accidental eccentricity of the load on it
• For stipulating a max. percentage of steel is to
provide reinforcement with in such a limit to avoid
congestion of reinforcement which would make it
very difficult to place the concrete and consolidate it

ADVANCED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LECTURES by Dr. Mohammed Sh. M. Al Shakerchy

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Structural Design of Piles

• Min. 4 bars in rectangular/square column and min. 6
bars in circular shape column
• The bar shall not be less than 12mm
• The nominal cover shall any case not be less than
40mm.
• In our site they provided 40mm cover
• Min. distance b/w individual bars
-the dia of larger bar
-5mm more nominal max. size of coarse aggregate

ADVANCED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LECTURES by Dr. Mohammed Sh. M. Al Shakerchy

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Structural Design of Piles

• Spacing of longitudinal bars shall not exceed 300mm from the
periphery of the column
• in our site they provided rectangular and circular columns
• For rectangular column
• distributed the reinforcement equally on four sides
• the no. of bars in a column are varying from 10, 12,14, 16, of varying
diameter
• They provide different diameter main bars i.e., 16mm,20mm,25mm
• In our site 450mm dia. circular column Is used
• For circular column they provide 6 nos 20mm dia. And 6 nos 16mm
dia
• The effective length provide is 48 times the dia . of bar

ADVANCED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LECTURES by Dr. Mohammed Sh. M. Al Shakerchy

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Structural Design of Piles

•TRANSVERSE REINFORCEMENT
• In order to maintain the position of longitudinal reinforcement
and also to prevent their buckling which may cause splitting of
concrete. It is also assist confining the concrete
• The diameter of transverse reinforcement shall not be less than
1/4th dia. of main bar in no case less than 5mm
• The spacing of lateral ties:
– the least lateral dimension of the column/16times the dia. Of main bars
– max spacing is 300mm
• In our site they provided lateral ties of diameter 8mm at a
spacing 200 and 250mm c/c

ADVANCED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LECTURES by Dr. Mohammed Sh. M. Al Shakerchy

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Structural Design of Piles

• A braced column is classified as being short if :
Short and slender columns (Clause 3.8.1.3, BS 8110)

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Structural Design of Piles

Theoretical strength of reinforced concrete column

The equation is derived on the assumption that the axial load is

applied perfectly at the centre of the column.
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Structural Design of Piles

PILE DESIGN EXAMPLE
Ref.: see file named
“Two Pile Group”

ADVANCED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LECTURES by Dr. Mohammed Sh. M. Al Shakerchy