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BORED PILE IN COHESIVE SOIL

C @ 0m C @ Xm Pile Dia

0.3 66 KN/m2 105 KN/m2 0.45 m 3 2.5 9 10 m

s b
Nc Pile @ Xm Length

Qs Qb

120.8728 60.1183

Pile Shaft Capacity Pile End Bearing capacity

Qa

180.9911 KN

Pile Capacity

The allowable bearing capacity of a pile in cohesive material is given by:

Qa

C As s

Cu Nc Ab b

where = adhesion factor. For bored piles use 0.3 for heavily fissured clay and 0.45 for firm to stiff clay. For driven piles use Nordlands adhesion factors c = average undrained shear strength over the length of the pile As = surface area of the pile ( d l, where d = diameter of pile and l = length of pile) s = factor of safety on the shaft (use 3.0) cu = undisturbed shear strength at the base of the pile Nc = Meyerhofs bearing capacity factor (use 9.0) Ab = area of the pile base ( r2) b = factor of safety on the base (use 2.5)

The allowable bearing capacity of a pile in cohesive material is given by:

Qa

C As s

Cu Nc Ab b

where = adhesion factor. For bored piles use 0.3 for heavily fissured clay and 0.45 for firm to stiff clay. For driven piles use Nordlands adhesion factors c = average undrained shear strength over the length of the pile As = surface area of the pile ( d l, where d = diameter of pile and l = length of pile) s = factor of safety on the shaft (use 3.0) cu = undisturbed shear strength at the base of the pile Nc = Meyerhofs bearing capacity factor (use 9.0) Ab = area of the pile base ( r2) b = factor of safety on the base (use 2.5)

Pile Radius

0.225

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