DESIGN OF UNDER REAMED PILES
Seven oad ts conducted on under eamed ies show
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uplitforcesacingon he ede tohenvelsasoa union
8 oftheacivezone
From the above dscussons i iler that he under-eam
‘under-tenmed pls insendy clay sols ilucing ale
‘ction sl. This ble assures hat the crying capac)
tnd upitrstnce ot
Uplift on Pile
Daring riny season, the uote conten ofthe expansive
> inthe upuord deco, the ile al moves upuatislong
Wit the sl. The upward movement fale place inthe
Due iothe suling nature ofthese, some up Force wl
bbeacingon heplo(sesection 4.0) Thetabe LofthelS
‘code doss mot indice whether this ut has bawn taken\eluels of signieant magnitude and canbe the aoueing
‘ecocinthe design of the grade beam and ple sein.
Suficent anchorage must be provided teow the active
ene prevent the upsard movement ofthe ple forse
pledesgn. Theenchorage ome mustblaee he upling
fore. Tensile reinforcement may ako be proved in the
pile to prevent the fake af the ple due tle foes,
Safe Load for Cohesive Soils
‘A pe 1S code, the ulate ood camying cpacty of an
under reumed pie forclayey sos Gen the flowing
enaton
Q=9AG + CIA, +aA) 0
hate Qs = ulimte beating capacty of eK)
A = erenof the bul (am),
(Cp = cohesion of the sol around foe (glen),
Gy = average cohesion fkgier?,
As = sufoce nr ofthe inde greamecrbing
‘he under reomed bul ler
gic of expansion s about 50 tn anf sss with
tmatium dagee of exparsion about 25 te
8 Thecoscentof pitbetsen fe plan ess 0.15,
‘Comparison with Test Results
‘Asperhemethcd descbed in ispope tear orn ve
foce.San. dia plays abuts came of Tan wl be
2x03)
Theuplit fore
= x0:
‘Therefore, the
one
Natethatmthe above friction oftop 1.5m
depth isnot considered. the sin freon et!
3 bub (1.75 4) ond
1 dstonce equal to twice the diameter of the tem a
becca
‘Simlty the sfe load of 37Sem diameter ile ako has
‘been called and compared withthe expetimnal
‘valuesin Table 1 tissaen fem thistle that these values
agree encom
‘Though the above method get reasonable veies as
compare othe tse ple values, isachaable odo le
tesco th seo confem the pe capac
Table 1 Comparison of Safe Load on Pile
seco
forma,
whichis light difeen fem the code fomala
act 908a= § (08-04) 02 (D.— Dyn y Ny
FON a DP (2 Dy Nyy dh Na)
‘+ Me x y tend KD (of + dP — dh
+ ex y eng k! Di (dh — af) a
where Qu ~ ulin capacity ofthe il,
1 = unde teamad bub dame em),
D = diameter of sem of ie em),
n= numberof underseemad bulb,
y= seengeuntucight of sliglen?
(cubmerged unit weg insti below
S281 (pet respecte,
4 = dept ofthe cenre of ifrent
‘under oamed bul blow ground kl
<= tal depth of pl below ground lee em)
K, = eon pressure coeticint (ken as 1.75
fersandy sl)
2 = endeof wall ction (may be aon equal
‘oie angle o nema fiction)
‘Summary and Conclusions
Under reamed ples are designed by using the table ven
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soil thalthe ples wel enchored.
References
1 CHEN, FH. Foundaton on Fapanuve Sal, kar,
‘eran, 1988
8. RRSHNAMURTH NR ‘AC Sy ofUnder sre
‘BleFourdaton mEspansie Sol, Joumal fa af
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