COM624 PY Curve Function Generate soil PY curves using the procedures detailed in the COM624 Manual =PY624(SoilData, MinSteps)

Input: SoilData An 11 row range with the data listed below Pile diameter, m Soil cohesion, Cu, kPa Soil friction angle, Phi, degrees Soil Bouyant density, kN/m Strain at 50% ultimate stress, Eps50 Depth of section, m Soil Type, 1 = "Soft to firm clay", 2 = "Stiff Clay", 3 = "Sand" Loading type, (S)tatic or (C)yclic Depth of water table, m Initial soil stiffness, Ki, KN/m3 Number of load cycles, N Note: Units as shown, or any other consistent units. Output:
Output is a 2 column array listing deflection(m) and horizontal force (kN/m), enter as an array function: To enter an array function: Enter the function in the top left cell of the output range Select the entire output range Press F2 Press Ctrl-shift-enter
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Example Pile diameter Cu Phi Bouyant density Eps50 depth Soil Type Static/Cyclic Water Table depth

0.6 m 25 kPa 30 degrees

PY Curve
90 80 70 Soil Force, kN/m 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 Pile Deflection, m

3 9.5 kN/m 0.02 2m 1 Soft to firm clay s S/C 0m 3 Initial stiffness, ki 100000 KN/m Number of load cycles, N 1000

PY624 Output Deflection

Force/m

0 0.012 0.024 0.036 0.048 0.06 0.072 0.084 0.096 0.108 0.12 0.132 0.144 0.156 0.168 0.18 0.192 0.204 0.216 0.228 0.24 0.48 0.504 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A

0 29.98802 37.78253 43.2502 47.60301 51.27879 54.49184 57.36501 59.97603 62.37759 64.60722 66.69275 68.65542 70.51186 72.27539 73.95681 75.56507 77.10763 78.59084 80.02007 81.4 81.4 81.4 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A

Soft to firm clay, Cu = 25 kPa, Eps50 = 0.02 Loading type = Static; Below water table

ay function:

PY Curve

0.3 Pile Deflection, m

0.4

0.5

0.6

Recommended Typical Soil Properties Source: COM624 Manual Strain at 50% ultimate stress, Eps50 Average Undrained Shear Strength, kPa 10 to 25 25 to 50 50 to 100 100 to 200 200 to 400

Clay Consistency 0 25 Soft 50 Medium 100 Stiff 200 400

Eps50 0.02 0.01 0.007 0.005 0.004

Initial soil stiffness, Ki 0 100 200 Average Undrained Shear Strength, kPa 50 to 100 100 to 200 200 to 400 Stiff Clay Static load, kN/m3 Cyclic load, kN/m
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140,000 50,000 Loose 5,000

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270,000 110,000 Medium 15,000 25,000

540,000 220,000 Dense 35,000 60,000

140000 50000

Sand (static or cyclic) Submerged kN/m3 Above water table kN/m

7,000

Unit conversion:

1 ton/ft = 95.8 kPa

1 lb/in3 = 272 kN/m3 The average shear strength should be computed from the shear strength of the soil to a depth of 5 pile diameters

oil to a depth of 5 pile diameters

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