GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – II

(FOUNDATION ENGINEERING)

CAPACITY OF GROUP OF PILES

Prepared by:
MC-LLOYD G. SARATE
Group of Piles
Spacing of Piles
a) Min. =2.5 D where D is diameter of piles(in practice)
b) Min. =3 to 3.5 D in ordinary situations

Efficiency of Group of Piles

1.Converse-Labarre Equation
Eg = 1 – θ [ ( n – 1 )m + ( m – 1 ) n]
90 m n
Eg = efficiency, m = number of rows of piles (3rows)
n = no. of piles in a row (4piles) , tan θ = D/S, θ = in degrees
S = spacing of piles, center to center
Group of Piles
2.Bowles, 2nd Edition Analysis and Design
Eg = 2 ( m + n – 2 ) ( S + 4 D
3.1416 D m n S S S

Eg = efficiency D

m = no. of columns in a plan view S

( 4 columns ) S
n = number or rows ( 3 rows)
S = pile spacing center to center
D = pile diameter
Min. Pile Spacing to be 100
Percent
A. S = 1.57 D m n – 2 D
m+ n–2

B. 1.0 = 2 ( m + n – 2 ) S + 4 D
3.1416 D m n
Where:
D = diameter of pile
S = spacing of piles center to center
m = no. of columns in plan view
n = no. of rows
Ultimate Capacity of Group of
Piles in Saturated Clay
A. Ultimate Load-bearing capacity of group of
piles considering the piles act individually
Qult

Qb = C Nc AP
Qf = α C P L
Nc = 9 L

S S
Qult = ( C Nc Ap + α C P L ) x No. of piles
Ultimate Capacity of Group of
Piles in Saturated Clay
B. Ultimate capacity by assuming piles in the
group act as a block with dimension Bg and Lg
(Coyle and Sulaiman Formula)
S S
1. Skin resistance: D

Qf = 2 α ( L g + B g ) C L
2. Point bearing capacity:
Bg
Qf = Lg Bg C Nc
Qult = Lg Bg C Nc + 2 α(Lg+Bg) C L
Use the smallest value of A and B
Lg
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