LATERALLY LOADED PILE (BRINCH-HANSEN METHOD)

H (kN) = 7.5 Lateral working load First soil layer:

e (m) = 1.00 Height of load application g1 (kN/m³) = 0 Soil unit weight
B (m) = 0.50 Pile diameter c1 (kPa) = 0 Soil cohesion
L (m) = 1.10 Initial guess for embedment f1 (deg) = 0 Friction angle
Required FoS = 1.50 Overall factor of safety d1 (m) = 0 Depth of layer 1
Mmax (kN.m) = 20000 Pile moment capacity Second soil layer:
n1 = 20 # of elements above x g2 (kN/m³) = 16 Soil unit weight
n2 = 10 # of elements below x c2 (kPa) = 20 Soil cohesion
x (m) = 0.73 Depth to point of rotation f2 (deg) = 10 Friction angle
Hu (kN) = 11.7 FoS = 1.56 Mu (kN.m) = 14

Find "x" Increase "L" to achieve FoS

Note: If second layer is relatively stiffer than the first, d1 is assumed as the ground level when finding Kq and Kc within the second layer.
To find point of rotation: To find ultimate
x
lateral load: x+ L
x L
∑ pu ( x− z )− ∑ p u ( z− x ) L
ΣM =∑ p u ( e+ z )− ∑ p u ( e+ z )=0 H u=
z =0 z =x pu =( γ zK qz +cK cz ) B
z=0 z=x e+x n
Elevation (m)

Elevation (m)

Elevation (m)
2 2 2

0 0 0

-2 -2 -2
-250-200-150-100 -50 0 50 100 150 200 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
Soil reaction - pz (kPa) Shear (kN) Bending moments (kN.m)
-2 -2 -2
-250-200-150-100 -50 0 50 100 150 200 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
Soil reaction - pz (kPa) Shear (kN) Bending moments (kN.m)