A) PILE DESIGN - BROM'S SOLUTION

SAMPLE CALCULATION
Ref. Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, by V N S Murthy
FOR COHESIVE SOIL

1 Diameter of Pile d 35
2 Length of Pile L 1.75
3 Grade of Concrete M 25
4 Young's Modulus of Concrete E 25000000
5 Moment Inertia of Pile I 0.000737
6 Free Length e 0
7 Stiffness of Pile Section EI 18415.4
8 Modulus of Subgrade reaction k 1800
9 b 0.304
10 cohesion c 18.0
11 Angle of Internal Friction f 15
12 Undrained Shear Strength cu 18.0
From Fig 18.25: Chart for Lateral Deflection at ground surface in Cohesive Soil
b.L 0.532
Type of Pile Short Pile

ULTIMATE LATERAL RESISTANACE OF SHORT PILE IN COHESIVE SOIL

Embedment Length L/d 5.00

e/d 0.00

Pu / (cu . d2) 8.0

Ultimate Lateral Resistance Pu 17.64

8.82
LATERAL DEFLECTION AT GROUND SURFACE OF LATERALLY LOADED PILE IN COHESIVE SOIL
FREE HEAD CONSIDERATION
e/L 0.000
b.L 0.532
 yg . k . d . L / P1 4.0

Lateral Deflection yg 0.06

64.00

FIXED HEAD CONSIDERATION

From Fig 18.25: Chart for Lateral Deflection at ground surface in Cohesive Soil
e/L 0.000
b.L 0.532
yg . k . d . L / P1 1.0

Lateral Deflection yg 0.02

16.00
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cm
m
MPa
kN/m2
m4
m
kN.m2
kN/m3
m-1
kN.m2

kN.m2

SIVE SOIL

kN
kN
ILE IN COHESIVE SOIL
m
mm

m
mm
1593150
1793150
1922150
120 1722150
1602 210
180 180
390
570
2172