COM624 PY Curve Function

Generate soil PY curves using the procedures detailed in the COM624 Manual
=PY624(SoilData, MinSteps)
Input:
SoilData An 11 row range with the data listed below
Pile diameter, m
Soil cohesion, Cu, kPa
Soil friction angle, Phi, degrees
Soil Bouyant density, kN/m3
Strain at 50% ultimate stress, Eps50
Depth of section, m
Soil Type, 1 = "Soft to firm clay", 2 = "Stiff Clay", 3 = "Sand"
Loading type, (S)tatic or (C)yclic
Depth of water table, m
Initial soil stiffness, Ki, KN/m3
Number of load cycles, N

Note: Units as shown, or any other consistent units.

Output:
Output is a 2 column array listing deflection(m) and horizontal force (kN/m), enter as an array function:
To enter an array function: Enter the function in the top left cell of the output range
Select the entire output range
Press F2
Press Ctrl-shift-enter

Example
Pile diameter 0.6 m
Cu 25 kPa PY Curve
12
Soil Force, kN/m

Phi 30 degrees
Bouyant density 9.5 kN/m3
10
Eps50 0.02
depth 2m
Soil Type 1 Soft to firm clay 8
Static/Cyclic s S/C
Water Table depth 0m 6
Initial stiffness, ki 100000 KN/m3
Number of load cycles, N 1000 4

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Pile Deflection, m
PY624 Output
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array function:

PY Curve

20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Pile Deflection, m
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Pile Deflection, m
Recommended Typical Soil Properties
Source: COM624 Manual

Strain at 50% ultimate stress, Eps50

Average
Clay Consistency Undrained Shear Eps50
0 Strength, kPa
25 Soft 10 to 25 0.02
50 Medium 25 to 50 0.01
100 Stiff 50 to 100 0.007
200 100 to 200 0.005
400 200 to 400 0.004

Initial soil stiffness, Ki

0 100 200
Average Undrained Shear Strength, kPa
50 to 100 100 to 200 200 to 400
Stiff Clay
Static load, kN/m3 140,000 270,000 540,000 140000
Cyclic load, kN/m 3
50,000 110,000 220,000 50000

Sand (static or cyclic) Loose Medium Dense

Submerged kN/m3 5,000 15,000 35,000
Above water table kN/m 3
7,000 25,000 60,000

Unit conversion: 1 ton/ft2 = 95.8 kPa

1 lb/in3 = 272 kN/m3
The average shear strength should be computed from the shear strength of the soil to a depth of 5 pile diameters
oil to a depth of 5 pile diameters
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Current Version 1.00 1-Jun-10

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