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Soil Details Results

g 20 kN/m³ Unit weight of soil (gamma) 5.5m long Circular pile
c' (or su) 100 kN/m² For undrained soils use phi' = 0 0.4m diameter
f 0 deg Angle of friction (phi') Undrained Analysis (Phi=0
a 0.4 Adhesion Factor
Ks 0 Coefficient of Earth Pressure Base Resistance
d 0 deg Angle of friction between pile and soil 113
Water Table 0 m Depth to Water Table Shaft Resistance
276
Pile Details Total ultimate resistance
390
Shape ci sq=Square, ci=Circular
Circular Allowable Load
Diameter 0.4 m Diameter of pile 260
Toe Depth 5.5 m Depth to base of pile
Overall factor of safety
Load 250 kN Applied load - includes weight of pile 1.56
OK
Safety Factors Actual Load <=Allowable
Base 1.5 Shaft 1.5 Pile Volume
0.7

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Pile Capacity Calculations

m long Circular pile Bearing Capacity Factors
m diameter Nq= Err:508 (Berezantzev et al)
rained Analysis (Phi=0) Nc= 9.00

e Resistance Overburden stress

kN sigma_b= 56.05 (at Base)
t Resistance sigma_s= 28.02 (average for Shaft)
kN
l ultimate resistance Base Bearing Capacity
kN (Base + Shaft) qu=suNc (for undrained analysis)
qu=cNc+sigma_b*Nq (for drained analysis)
wable Load
kN qu = 900 kN/m²

rall factor of safety Shaft skin friction

fs=alpha.su (for undrained analysis)
fs=c'+Ks.sigma_s.tan(delta) (for drained analysis)

al Load <=Allowable
fs= 40.0 kN/m²
m³

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Depth/Width= 13.75

Areas
Base (Ab) = 0.13 m²
Shaft (As) = 6.9 m²

Base Resistance

Qb=qu*Ab

Qb= 113 kN

Shaft Resistance

Qs=fs*As

Qs= 276 kN

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