This document contains calculations to check the stability of a bored pier used to support a free head pile in cohesive soil against overturning and uplift. It determines that the required pier length is 2.35 meters to resist the maximum moment of 117.57 kN.m. It also checks that the pier has sufficient resistance to uplift of 35 kN with a factor of safety of 2.41. Finally, it verifies that the pier has adequate bearing capacity to support the vertical down force of 35 kN with a factor of safety of 3.04.
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Broms Method-xls-lateral Pile Capacity in Cohesive Soil
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Broms Method-xls-lateral Pile Capacity in Cohesive Soil
This document contains calculations to check the stability of a bored pier used to support a free head pile in cohesive soil against overturning and uplift. It determines that the required pier length is 2.35 meters to resist the maximum moment of 117.57 kN.m. It also checks that the pier has sufficient resistance to uplift of 35 kN with a factor of safety of 2.41. Finally, it verifies that the pier has adequate bearing capacity to support the vertical down force of 35 kN with a factor of safety of 3.04.
This document contains calculations to check the stability of a bored pier used to support a free head pile in cohesive soil against overturning and uplift. It determines that the required pier length is 2.35 meters to resist the maximum moment of 117.57 kN.m. It also checks that the pier has sufficient resistance to uplift of 35 kN with a factor of safety of 2.41. Finally, it verifies that the pier has adequate bearing capacity to support the vertical down force of 35 kN with a factor of safety of 3.04.
Broms Free Head Piles in Cohesive Soil (OVERTURNING)
Moment (working) M = 102.0 kN.m
Leverarm e = 7.5 metres (F.O.S.) = 1 Bored Pier Diameter B = 0.75 metres Soil Shear c= 50 kPa P = 13.6 kN P=(F.O.S.)M/e (factored) f = 0.04 metres f = P/9cB M(max) = 117.57 kN.m M(max) = P( e + 1.5B + 0.5f ) g = 1.18 metres
L req = 2.35 metres
g= M max 2 . 25 cB Lreq=1 . 5 B + f + g
UPLIFT CHECK
Uplift force (working) 35.00 kN x= 0.98 metres
Depth 1.70 metres Base of large cone = 2.71 metres Diameter 0.75 metres Volume of large cone = 4.53 m3 Unit weight of soil 18.00 kN/m3 Mass of soil 66.25 kN Volume of concrete cylinder 0.75 m3 Mass of concrete cylinder 18.02 kN Depth of small cone y = 0.650 metres Total resistance to uplift = 84.28 kN Volume of small cone = 0.10 m3 FOS 2.41
BEARING CAPACITY OF BORED PIER
Vertical Down Force 35.00 kN Allowable bearing Capacity 150.00 kPa
Depth 1.70 metres Allowable Skin Friction 10.00 kPa/m2 Diameter 0.75 metres Base Bearing Capacity 66.27 kN Unit weight of soil 18.00 kN/m3 Skin Friction Capacity 40.06 kN Bearing Area 0.442 m2 Total Bearing Capacity 106.32 kN Skin Surface area 4.006 m2 FOS 3.04