GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – II

(FOUNDATION ENGINEERING)

SETTLEMENT OF PILES
Prepared by:
MC-LLOYD SARATE
Settlement of Piles
Se = Se1 + Se2 + Se3

Se1 = elastic settlement pile

Se2 = settlement of pile caused
by the load at the tip
Se3 = settlement of pile caused
by the load transmitted
along the pile shaft
Settlement of Piles
1.Elastic Settlement of Piles
Se1 = (Qwp + ξ Qws) L
Ap Ep
Qwp = load carried at the pile point
under working load condition
Qws = load carried by frictional (skin)
resistance under working load
condition
Ap = area of cross section of pile
Settlement of Piles
L = length of pile
Ep = modulus of elasticity of the pile
ξ = constant value depending of the unit friction
resistance distribution (f) along the pile shaft

ξ = 0.5 ξ = 0.5 ξ = 0.65

f f
f
Settlement of Piles
2.Settlement of Pile caused by the Load at
the Pile Tip
a) Se2 = qwp D (1 - µs2) Iwp
Es .
qwp = point load per unit area at the pile point
qwp = Qwp/Ap
Es = modulus of elasticity of soil at or below the pile point
µs = Poisson’s ratio of soil
Iwp =influence factor = 0.85
σwp = load carried at the pile point under working load condition
Settlement of Piles
b) Se2 = (Qwp x Cp)/D qp

Qwp = load carried at the pile point under working

load condtion
Cp = an empirical coefficient
qp = ultimate point resistance of the pile
qp = C Nc
D = diameter or width of pile
 Settlement of Piles
Values of Cp

Type of soil Driven Pile Bored Pile

Sand (dense to loose) 0.02 – 0.04 0.09 – 0.18

Clay (stiff to soft) 0.02 – 0.03 0.03 – 0.06

Silt (dense to loose) 0.03 – 0.05 0.09 – 0.12

Settlement of Piles
3.Settlement of Pile caused by the Load
Transmitted along the Pile Shaft
a) Se3 = (Qws x D) (1 - µs 2 ) Iws
P L Es
Qws = load carried by frictional (skin) resistance under
working load condition
P = perimeter
L = embedded length of pile
Iws = influence factor
Settlement of Piles
Iws = 2 + 0.35 (L/D)
µs = Poisson’s ratio of soil
Es = modulus of elasticity of soil
D = diameter or width of pile

b) Se3 = (Qws x Cs)/L qp

Cs = empirical coefficient
Cs = 0.93 + 0.16 (L/D)(Cp
 Settlement of Piles
Values of Cp

Type of soil Driven Pile Bored Pile

Sand (dense to loose) 0.02 – 0.04 0.09 – 0.18

Clay (stiff to soft) 0.02 – 0.03 0.03 – 0.06

Silt (dense to loose) 0.03 – 0.05 0.09 – 0.12

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