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Pile Capacity On Rock
Pile Capacity On Rock
The load carrying capacity of piles resting on rocks has been calculated below using Method 1 of Clause
9 of Appendix-5 of IRC : 78 - 2014
Borehole Considered
BH3
Core Recovery in %, CR
Rock Quality Designation in %, RQD
Avg. Unconfined compr strength of Rock, qc
Dia of Pile, d
Length of Socket (Assumed), ls
[Subjected to a minimum of 0.5d]
Diameter of Socket, ds
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Grade of Concrete,fck
(CR+RQD) /2
53.33
28.67
178.69
1
0.5
%
%
kg/cm2
m
m
1m
M40
41 %
0.441
0.951 MPa
0.785 m2
1.571 m2
1.2
3.155 MPa
272.7 Tonnes