CANTILEVER PILE EMBEDMENT CALCULATIONS (GRANULAR SOILS) pp-

617 (BOWLES 4th Ed.)

DATA
= 33 deg
Ka = 0.29 POLYNOMIAL EQUATION IS AS UNDER:
C = 0.37 kcf
Kp = 3.4 Y4 + 9.7 Y3 - 39 Y2 - 504.8 Y = 1159.5

= 120 pcf
Surcharge 66 psf Lateral Pressure MAKE THIS EQUALITY VALID 2511.7 = 1159.5
L(ft) = 8 Trial Value of "Y" = 8.00 ft
Spacing of Piles (c/c) = 1.00 ft

Cantilever Moment = kip-ft

Ra = 1.82 kip

y = 3.72 ft (From point "O")

3ft

pa = 0.3 ksf
DREDGE LINE
a(ft) = 0.94

O Pp = 3.61 ksf

Y = 8.0 D = 11ft (20% Factored)

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