CALCULATION FOR GEOTECHNICAL PILE CAPACITY

DATE

12-Aug-14

Designed by:
Structure :
Borehole No.: 1
Ground Level
RL +
GWT
RL +
Cut of level
RL Type of pile:

1.5
1.8
R

m
m
m

Concrete Grade:
Pile X-Sectional Area:
Structural Capacity:
70% of Struct Cap:

45
0.160
1800
1440

N/mm2
m2
kN
kN

n.b : S : Spun ; R: Square

Partial Safety Factor for Shaft Friction, Fps

1.5

Shape of pile:
B

Partial Safety Factor for End Bearing, Fpb

3.0
2.0

SQUARE

H
Soil
Description
c-clay,s-sand
r-rock
c
C
S
C
C
S
C
C
S
S
C
S
S
S
S
S
S
S

0.4

Global Safety Factor,F

0.4

Column Load

Depth
(m)

SPT

1.5

1.50
3.00
4.50
6.00
7.50
9.00
10.50
12.00
13.50
15.00
16.50
18.00
19.50
21.00
22.50
24.00
25.50

3.00
4.50
6.00
7.50
9.00
10.50
12.00
13.50
15.00
16.50
18.00
19.50
21.00
22.50
24.00
25.50
27.00

Allowable Geotechnical Pile Capacity

Total Negative Skin Friction
Pile Length

0
5
4
3
0
0
4
8
8
9
4
6
50
50
50
50
50
50

cu
(kPa)

5
33
20
5
27
53
27
-

5
4.5
5.25
1.75
0.75
4
9
11
13
8.25
9.25
52.5
64
75
75
75
75

kN
kN
m

Adhesion
factor

6.6666667

kN

Frictional Resistance

SPTave
for end
bearing

335.05
21.0

11000

Correlation for Cu (kPa):

(2/3)10 * SPT-N
Unit shaft friction (sand):
1 * SPT-N
End bearing (sand):
400 * SPT-N
Adhesion for driven pile in clay (API method):
= 1.0 for cu<25kPa
= 0.5 for cu>70kPa
= 1.0-0.5(cu-25)/50 for 25<cu<70kPa

End Bearing

Qall

Qall

Qall

fs
(kPa)

Qs
(kN)

sum(Qs)
(kN)

fbu
(kPa)

Qp
(kN)

Partial

Global

(kN)

(kN)

Applied
(kN)

1.0
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.7
1.0
-

5.0
30.6
4.0
20.0
5.0
0.0
26.2
38.2
8.0
9.0
26.2
6.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0

9.4
57.6
7.5
37.7
9.4
0.0
49.4
72.0
15.1
17.0
49.4
11.3
94.2
94.2
94.2
94.2
94.2
94.2

9.4
67.0
74.5
112.2
121.6
121.6
171.0
243.0
258.1
275.1
324.5
335.8
430.0
524.2
618.4
712.6
806.8
901.0

45
300
1800
180
45
300
240
480
4400
5200
240
3700
21000
25600
30000
30000
30000
30000

7.2
48.0
288.0
28.8
7.2
48.0
38.4
76.8
704.0
832.0
38.4
592.0
3360.0
4096.0
4800.0
4800.0
4800.0
4800.0

8.68
60.66
145.68
84.40
83.48
97.08
126.82
187.62
406.74
460.71
229.11
421.18
1406.65
1714.78
2012.25
2075.05
2137.85
2200.65

8.31
57.49
181.26
70.50
64.41
84.81
104.71
159.92
481.05
553.53
181.43
463.89
1894.99
2310.09
2709.19
2756.29
2803.39
2850.49

8.31
57.49
145.68
70.50
64.41
84.81
104.71
159.92
406.74
460.71
181.43
421.18
1406.65
1714.78
2012.25
2075.05
2137.85
2200.65

Note :

1. SPTave = Average SPT 10D above and 4D below the pile point

2. Group Capacity need to be check upon determnining of pile number used.