This document provides an example of estimating the working load of a precast pile considering negative skin friction. [1] It involves a pile with a penetration depth of 25m penetrating layers of clay fill, soft clay, stiff silty clay, and hard silty clay. [2] It is assumed the top 15m will consolidate downwards, mobilizing negative skin friction over the top 70% of this distance (10.5m). [3] Calculations are shown to estimate the short-term and long-term working load considering structural capacity, geotechnical capacity, and negative skin friction, finding the long-term geotechnical capacity to be the controlling condition, with a working load between 286kN and
This document provides an example of estimating the working load of a precast pile considering negative skin friction. [1] It involves a pile with a penetration depth of 25m penetrating layers of clay fill, soft clay, stiff silty clay, and hard silty clay. [2] It is assumed the top 15m will consolidate downwards, mobilizing negative skin friction over the top 70% of this distance (10.5m). [3] Calculations are shown to estimate the short-term and long-term working load considering structural capacity, geotechnical capacity, and negative skin friction, finding the long-term geotechnical capacity to be the controlling condition, with a working load between 286kN and
This document provides an example of estimating the working load of a precast pile considering negative skin friction. [1] It involves a pile with a penetration depth of 25m penetrating layers of clay fill, soft clay, stiff silty clay, and hard silty clay. [2] It is assumed the top 15m will consolidate downwards, mobilizing negative skin friction over the top 70% of this distance (10.5m). [3] Calculations are shown to estimate the short-term and long-term working load considering structural capacity, geotechnical capacity, and negative skin friction, finding the long-term geotechnical capacity to be the controlling condition, with a working load between 286kN and
• Estimate the working load for a precast pile 320 mm x 320
mm (fcu = 40 N/mm2) with penetration depth = 25 m
• We assume that the top 15 m is moving downwards due
to consolidation of soft clay.
• We further assume that negative skin friction is mobilized
at the top 70% of 15 m, i.e. 10.5 m as shown: 1 Negative Skin Friction (NSF) - Example Estimate the working load for a precast pile 320mmx320mm (fcu = 40 N/mm2) with penetration depth = 25 m Qc 0m cu = 50 kPa 5m Qsn 0.7Ls = 10.5 m cu = 12 kPa 5.5 m
15 m Qsp cu = 100 kPa
25 m
Qb cu = 500 kPa
Depth (m) Thickness (m) cu (kPa) α fs = α cu ≤ 200 kPa Qsc (kN)