Advanced Foundation Engineering Homework No.

1. A free-head bored pile with a diameter of 1.2m carrying an axial compressive load of 2000kN
is embedded into a medium stiff clay layer to a depth of 8m. This clay layer has the following
properties:
Undrained Shear Strength = 80kPa
Effective Cohesion & Angle of Internal Friction = 12kPa & 15º, respectively

Use Brinch Hansen’s method to determine the following:

a. the ultimate horizontal load which can be applied at a point 5m above ground level.
b. the maximum working load if the lateral deflection of the pile at ground level is
limited to not more than 25mm.

2. Repeat Problem No. 1 using Brom’s Method for free and fixed headed conditions.
 Advanced Foundation Engineering Homework No. 2

1. A fixed-headed steel-pipe pile with a diameter of 50cm and wall thickness of 2cm is driven to
a depth of 10m into a submerged sand layer with a relative density of 70%. elastic modulus of
steel = 20MN/cm2. It is required to determine the following:
a. the ultimate horizontal load at the ground surface.
b. the working load if the lateral deflection of the pile at ground level is limited to not
more than 12mm.
c. the bending moments, deflections and soil-resistance along the pile at the working
load.

2. Repeat Problem for the pile but with free-head condition.

A free-headed bored concrete pile with a diameter of 1m is embedded to a depth of 20m into a
submerged sand layer with a relative density of 80%. The elastic modulus of concrete = 20GPa. It is
required to determine the following:
d. the ultimate horizontal loads at the ground surface and at 2 m above the ground
surface.
e. the working load if the lateral deflection of the pile at ground level is limited to not
more than 25mm.
f. the bending moments, deflections and soil-resistance at depth of 5m at the working
load.
 Advanced Foundation Engineering Homework No. 3

1. A steel pile with a dimeter of 500mm is driven into normally consolidated clay with
an undrained cohesion of 23 kPa and submerged unit weight of 9kN/m 3. Construct
the
p-y curves assuming Matlock’s criterion for clay at depths of 4m and 12m for
following cases:
a. Monotonic loading condition.
b. Cyclic loading condition.

2. A bored pile with a diameter of 1.0m is embedded into a submerged sand layer with
an angle of internal friction of 36º and submerged unit weight of 10kN/m 3.
Construct the p-y curves assuming the criterion for Reese, Cox & Koop clay at
depths of 2m and 10m for following cases:
a. Monotonic loading condition.
b. Cyclic loading condition.

3. A bored concrete pile with a dimeter of 0.8m is embedded into stiff clay with an
undrained cohesion of 100 kPa and a unit weight of 19kN/m 3. The groundwater
table is encountered at a depth of 20m. Construct the p-y curves assuming Reese &
Welch criterion at depths of 8m for following cases:
a. Monotonic loading condition.
b. Cyclic loading condition with 10 cycles.

Advanced Foundation Engineering Homework No. 1

A free-head bored pile with a diameter of 0.8m carrying an axial

compressive load of 1000kN is embedded into a stiff clay layer to a depth
of 12m. This clay layer has the following properties:
Undrained Shear Strength = 120kPa
Effective Cohesion & Angle of Internal Friction = 20kPa & 20º,
respectively

Use Brom’s Method for free and fixed headed conditions to determine the
following:
a. the ultimate horizontal load which can be applied at a point 3m
above ground level.
b. the maximum working load if the lateral deflection of the pile at
ground level is limited to not more than 15mm.
 Advanced Foundation Engineering Homework No. 2

1. A fixed-headed steel-pipe pile with a diameter of 80cm and wall

thickness of 15mm is driven to a depth of 15m into a submerged sand
layer with a relative density of 50%. The elastic modulus of steel =
200GPa. It is required to determine the following:
a. the ultimate horizontal load at the ground surface.
b. the working load if the lateral deflection of the pile at ground level
is limited to not more than 12mm.
c. the bending moments, deflections and soil-resistance along the
pile at the working load.

2. Repeat Problem for the pile but with free-head condition.

3. A free-headed bored concrete pile with a diameter of 0.8m is embedded
to a depth of 15m into a medium stiff clay layer with undrained shear
strength of 70 kPa. It is required to determine the following for both
uncracked and cracked sections:
d. the ultimate horizontal loads at the ground surface and at 2 m
above the ground surface.
e. the working load if the lateral deflection of the pile at ground level
is limited to not more than 25mm.
f. the bending moments, deflections and soil-resistance at depth of
5m at the working load.

The elastic modulus of concrete = 20GPa

The compressive strength of concrete= 30 MPa.
The yield strength of the reinforcement steel = 250 MPa
Percentage of reinforcement = 1%
 Advanced Foundation Engineering Homework No. 3

1. A steel pile with a dimeter of 700mm is driven into normally

consolidated clay with an undrained cohesion of 30 kPa and submerged
unit weight of 10kN/m3. Construct the
p-y curves assuming Matlock’s criterion for clay at depths of 3m and
10m for following cases:
a. Monotonic loading condition.
b. Cyclic loading condition.

2. A bored pile with a diameter of 1.0m is embedded into a submerged

sand layer with an angle of internal friction of 36º and submerged unit
weight of 10kN/m3. Construct the p-y curves assuming the criterion of
O’Neill and Murchison at depths of 2m and 10m for following cases:
a. Monotonic loading condition.
b. Cyclic loading condition.

3. A bored concrete pile with a dimeter of 1.2m is embedded into stiff clay
with an undrained cohesion of 120 kPa and a unit weight of 19kN/m3.
The groundwater table is encountered at a depth of 20m. Construct the
p-y curves assuming Reese & Welch criterion at depths of 5m for
following cases:
a. Monotonic loading condition.
b. Cyclic loading condition with 10 cycles.