SQUARE FOOTINGS, ELASTIC LZ

Geopier Foundation Company

Project:
No.:
Engnr:
Date:
INPUT PARAMETER VALUES:
Parameter
Geopier diameter (m)
Depth to groundwater (m)
Total unit weight of soil (kN/m3)
Soil frict. angle (degr)
Max. hor. pressure (kPa)
From Table 4.2:
Geopier cell cap. (kN)
Footing bearing press. (kPa)
Geopier stiffn. modulus (MN/m3)
Soil stiffness modulus (MN/m3)

Example No. 1

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g00-ptx-01667
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6 Feb 01

Symb
d
dgw
g
f
pmax
Qcell
qall
kg
km

Val.

FOOTING UZ SETTLEMENT CALCULATIONS - SQUARE FOOTINGS

Parameter
Symb
Equation
F1
Column load (kN)
P
Required footing width (m)
Br
sqrt(P/qall)
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Selected footing width (m)
B
Footing bearing pressure (kPa)
q
P/(B*B)
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Required No. Geopier elems
Nr
P/Qcell
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Selected No. Geopier elems
N
Area replacement ratio
Ra
N*Ag/(B*B)
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Stiffness ratio
Rs
kg/km
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Stress at top of GP (kPa)
qg
q*Rs/(Rs*Ra-Ra+1) #DIV/0!
Load at top of GP (kN)
Qg
qg*Ag
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Upper zone settlement (cm)
suz
qg/kg
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SHAFT LENGTH REQUIREMENTS
Depth of Embedment (m)
Df
Trial shaft length (m)
Hs
Drill depth (m)
Hdrill Df+Hs
0.00
Vertical effective stress at Df (kPa)s'df
Df*g
0.0
Vertical effective stress at gwt (kP s'gwt dgwt*g
0.0
Vertical effective stress at bot (kPas'bot Hdrill*g-(Hdrill-dgwt)*
0.0
Rankine passive ep coeff
Kp
tan^2(45+phm/2)
1.00
Rankine passive press at Df (kPa) pdf
s'df*Kp
0.0
Rankine passive press at gwt (kPapgwt s'gwt*Kp
0.0
Rankine passive press at bot (kPa pbot s'bot*Kp
0.0
Maximum allow hor pressure (kPa platma platmax
0.0
Lat earth pressure profile type
ptype if statements
Type E
Type A avg lateral pressure (kPa) pavga weighted avg
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Type B critical depth (m)
zcritb interpolation
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Type B avg lateral pressure (kPa) pavgb weighted avg
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zcritc interpolation
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Type C avg lateral pressure (kPa) pavgc weighted avg
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Type D avg lateral pressure (kPa) pavgd weighted avg
0.0
Type E critical depth (m)
zcrite interpolation
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Design avg lateral pressure (kPa) pavg pavg for type
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Avg drained unit friction (kPa)
fsd
pavg*tan(phim)
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Frictional resistance force (kN)
Qs
fs*pi*d*Hs
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Allowable tensile resistance (kN) Qsall Qs/2
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Is shaft long enough?
Qs>Pcdem?
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LOWER ZONE SETTLEMENTS

Parameter
Dpth to bottm of LZ from ftg (m)
Upper zone thickness (m)
Lower zone thickness (m)
Thickness of LZ sublayer 1(m)
Thickness of LZ sublayer 2 (m)
Thickness of LZ sublayer 3 (m)
Total thickness ok?
E modulus of LZ sublyr 1 (MPa)
E modulus of LZ sublyr 2 (MPa)
E modulus of LZ sublyr 3 (MPa)
Settlemnt of LZ sublayer 1 (cm)
Sett. of LZ sublayer 2 (cm)
Sett. of LZ sublayer 3 (cm)
Total lower zone sett. (cm)
Total UZ + LZ settlement (cm)

Symb Equation
H2b
2*B
Huz
Hs+d
Hlz
H2b-Hlz
Hlz1
Hlz2
Hlz3
Elz1
Elz2
Elz3
slz1
slz2
slz3
slz
s

q*I*Hlz/Elz
q*I*Hlz/Elz
q*I*Hlz/Elz
slz1+slz2+slz3

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Geopier Foundation Company

Example No. 1
Project:
No.:
Engnr:
Date:

RECTANGULAR FOOTINGS, ELASTIC LZ

(METRIC)

g00-ptx-01667
KJW
6 Feb 01

INPUT PARAMETER VALUES:

Parameter
Symb
Geopier diameter (m)
d
Depth to groundwater (m)
dgw
Total unit weight of soil (kN/m3 g
Soil frict. angle (degr)
f
Max. hor. pressure (kPa)
pmax
From Table 4.2:
Geopier cell cap. (kN)
Qcell
Footing bearing press. (kPa)
qall
Geopier stiffn. modulus (MN/m kg
Soil stiffness modulus (MN/m3 km

Val.

FOOTING UZ SETTLEMENT CALCULATIONS - SQUARE FOOTINGS

Parameter
Symb
Equation
F1
Column load (kN)
P
Select footing width (m)
B
Required footing length (m)
Lr
sqrt(P/qall)
#DIV/0!
Selected footing width (m)
L
Footing bearing pressure (kPa)
q
P/(L*B)
#DIV/0!
Required No. Geopier elems
Nr
P/Qcell
#DIV/0!
Selected No. Geopier elems
N
Area replacement ratio
Ra
N*Ag/(L*B)
#DIV/0!
Stiffness ratio
Rs
kg/km
#DIV/0!
Stress at top of GP (kPa)
qg
q*Rs/(Rs*Ra-Ra+1) #DIV/0!
Load at top of GP (kN)
Qg
qg*Ag
#DIV/0!
Upper zone settlement (cm)
suz
qg/kg
#DIV/0!
SHAFT LENGTH REQUIREMENTS
Depth of Embedment (m)
Df
Trial shaft length (m)
Hs
Drill depth (m)
Hdrill Df+Hs
0.00
Vertical effective stress at Df (kPa)s'df
Df*g
0.0
Vertical effective stress at gwt (kP s'gwt dgwt*g
0.0
Vertical effective stress at bot (kPas'bot Hdrill*g-(Hdrill-dgwt)*
0.0
Rankine passive ep coeff
Kp
tan^2(45+phm/2)
1.00
Rankine passive press at Df (kPa) pdf
s'df*Kp
0.0
Rankine passive press at gwt (kPapgwt s'gwt*Kp
0.0
Rankine passive press at bot (kPa pbot s'bot*Kp
0.0
Maximum allow hor pressure (kPa platma platmax
0.0
Lat earth pressure profile type
ptype if statements
Type E
Type A avg lateral pressure (kPa) pavga weighted avg
#DIV/0!
Type B critical depth (m)
zcritb interpolation
#DIV/0!
Type B avg lateral pressure (kPa) pavgb weighted avg
#DIV/0!
Type C critical depth (m)
zcritc interpolation
#DIV/0!
Type C avg lateral pressure (kPa) pavgc weighted avg
#DIV/0!
Type D avg lateral pressure (kPa) pavgd weighted avg
0.0
Type E critical depth (m)
zcrite interpolation
#DIV/0!
Type E avg lateral pressure (kPa) pavge weighted avg
#DIV/0!
Design avg lateral pressure (kPa) pavg pavg for type
#DIV/0!
Avg drained unit friction (kPa)
fsd
pavg*tan(phim)
#DIV/0!
Frictional resistance force (kN)
Qs
fs*pi*d*Hs
#DIV/0!
Allowable tensile resistance (kN) Qsall Qs/2
#DIV/0!
Is shaft long enough?
Qs>Pcdem?
#DIV/0!

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LOWER ZONE SETTLEMENTS

Parameter
Dpth to bottm of LZ from ftg (m)
Upper zone thickness (m)
Lower zone thickness (m)
Thickness of LZ sublayer 1(m)
Thickness of LZ sublayer 2 (m)
Thickness of LZ sublayer 3 (m)
Total thickness ok?
E modulus of LZ sublyr 1 (MPa)
E modulus of LZ sublyr 2 (MPa)
E modulus of LZ sublyr 3 (MPa)
Settlemnt of LZ sublayer 1 (cm)
Sett. of LZ sublayer 2 (cm)
Sett. of LZ sublayer 3 (cm)
Total lower zone sett. (cm)
Total UZ + LZ settlement (cm)

Symb Equation
H2b
2*sqrt(B*L)
Huz
Hs+d
Hlz
H2b-Hlz
Hlz1
Hlz2
Hlz3
Elz1
Elz2
Elz3
slz1
slz2
slz3
slz
s

q*I*Hlz/Elz
q*I*Hlz/Elz
q*I*Hlz/Elz
slz1+slz2+slz3

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0
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0
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0
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Square Footings:
z/B

Strip Footings

Isigma
0.1
0.18
0.25
0.31
0.41
0.5
0.59
0.7
0.8
1.09
1.6
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z/B

0.9
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0.7
0.6
0.5
0.45
0.4
0.35
0.3
0.2
0.1
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0.3
0.54
0.66
0.92
1.5
2.36
4.08
5.68

0.8
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0.5
0.4
0.3
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1
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nB

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