BAY 1

HORIZONTAL SUBGRADE REACTION FOR PILE ANALYSIS

Notes: 1. Constant of horizontal subgrade reaction taken to be nh = 350 kN/m3.

(For soft normally-consolidated clays: 350 to 700 kN/m [Tomlinson])
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2. Pile spacing reduction factor, R = 0.15(S/D) - 0.2 (Refer to Geo Publication No. 1/2006 Table 7.2)
Where S = Pile Spacing
D = Pile Diameter

3. Spring stiffness starts from 3 m below the top level of soil.

4. Horizontal spring stiffness of soil to be used in computer analysis.

Design horizontal spring stiffness of soil K (kN/m) = ( nh * z ) * Δz * R
where nh = Constant of horizontal subgrade reaction (kN/m 3)
z = Depth of soil from seabed level (m).
R = Reduction Factor for Coefficient of Subgrade Reaction for a Laterally Loaded Pile Group
Δz = Length of beam served by spring (m).

Pile Type Raked

Grid Line 1-7
Pile No.
Seabed Level (mPD) -10.5
Direction X Y
Pile Spacing, S (m) 3.00 3.00
Pile Diameter, D (m) 1.20 1.20
Reduction Factor, R 0.18 0.18 Model Input
Level nh
Node No. kN/m kN/m kN/m kN/m
(mPD) (MN/m3)
-11.5 350 61 61 60 60
-12.5 350 122 122 120 120
-13.5 350 184 184 180 180
-14.5 350 245 245 240 240
-15.5 350 306 306 300 300
-16.5 350 368 368 360 360
-17.5 350 429 429 420 420
-18.5 350 490 490 490 490
-19.5 350 551 551 550 550
-20.5 350 613 613 610 610
-21.5 350 674 674 670 670
-22.5 350 735 735 730 730
-23.5 350 796 796 790 790
-24.5 350 858 858 850 850
-25.5 350 919 919 910 910
-26.5 350 980 980 980 980
-27.5 350 1041 1041 1040 1040
-28.5 350 1103 1103 1100 1100
-29.5 350 1164 1164 1160 1160
-30.5 350 1225 1225 1220 1220
-31.5 350 1286 1286 1280 1280
-32.5 350 1348 1348 1340 1340
-33.5 350 1409 1409 1400 1400
-34.5 350 1470 1470 1470 1470
-35.5 350 1531 1531 1530 1530
-36.5 350 1593 1593 1590 1590
-37.5 350 1654 1654 1650 1650
-38.5 350 1715 1715 1710 1710
-39.5 350 1776 1776 1770 1770

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