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PILE CAP DESIGN (ACI318-11)

TEDDS calculation version 1.1.07

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P1
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Ly
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0.866s
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0.288s
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w1 s dpile
P3 P2 e
e
Lx

Pile details
Number of piles; N=3
Pile diameter; dpile = 20.0 in
Pile capacity (service); Pcap = 120.0 kips
Pile spacing provided; s = 60.0 in
Minimum pile spacing required; smin = max (36 in, (dpile + 24 in)) = 44.0 in
PASS - Provided spacing is not less than minimum required
Edge distance of pile from pile cap edge; e = 11.0 in
Minimum edge distance required; emin = 11 in
PASS - Provided edge distance is not less than minimum required
Pile cap details
Concrete cover; cc = 3.0 in
Length of pile cap along X axis; Lx = s + dpile + 2  e = 8.5 ft
Length of pile cap along Y axis; Ly = sin(60)  s + dpile+ 2  e = 7.8 ft
Overall pile cap thickness; tcap = 40.0 in
w1 = dpile + 2  e = 3.50 ft
w2 = dpile + 2  e = 3.50 ft
Diagonal length of sides; Lside_diag = ((Ly - w1)2 + ((Lx - w2) / 2)2) = 5.000 ft
Pile embedment distance; eemb = 6.0 in
Minimum pile embedment distance; ec_min = 6 in
PASS - Provided embedment distance is not less than minimum required
Column details
Column width along X axis; bcol = 24.0 in
Column width along Y axis; hcol = 18.0 in
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Material properties
Yield strength of tension reinforcement; fy = 60 ksi
Concrete strength; f’c = 4 ksi
Concrete density; c = 150 lb/ft3
Reinforcement details (ACI 318, cl. 7.12, cl. 10.5)
Diameter number of steel bar along X axis; Dx_bar_num = 6
Diameter of steel bar along X axis; Dx_bar = 0.75 in
Depth of cap above bottom reinforcement (X axis); dx = tcap – eemb -cc - Dx_bar / 2 = 30.6 in
Total number of steel bars along X axis; Nx_bar = 22
Spacing of steel bars along X axis; sx_bar = (Ly – 2  cc - Dx_bar) / (Nx_bar - 1) = 4.2 in
Area of steel provided along X axis; Ast_x = Nx_bar  0.25    Dx_bar2 = 9.7 in2
Gross cross sectional area of cap along Y axis; Ag_y = Ly  tcap = 3758.5 in2
C/S area of cap above bottom reinf. along Y axis; Ab_y = Ly  d = 2842.3 in2
Minimum area of steel required along X axis; Ast_min_x = max (0.0018Ag_y, 200Ab_y1psi /fy, 3(f’c1psi)Ab_y/fy)
Ast_min_x = 9.5 in2
PASS - Provided area of steel along X axis is greater than minimum required
Loading details
Strength reduction factor (flexure); f = 0.90
Strength reduction factor (shear); v = 0.75
Strength reduction factor (tied-arch); t = 0.75
Column axial dead load; Pdl = 150.0 kips
Area of pile cap; Acap = Lx  Ly - sin(60)  Lside_diag2/2 = 55.731 ft2
Weight of pile cap; Pwt = (Acap  tcap - 3   dpile  eemb / 4)  c = 27.4 kips
Surcharge pressure on pile cap; sur = 3.000 ksf
Surcharge load; Psur = sur  (Acap - hcol  bcol) = 158.2 kips
Column axial live load; Pll = 20.0 kips
Total column load (unfactored); Pn = Pdl + Pll = 170.0 kips
The service load per pile is; Pn_pile = (Pn + Pwt + Psur) / 3 = 118.5 kips
PASS - Pile capacity is sufficient
Total column load (factored); Pu = 1.2  Pdl + 1.6  Pll = 212.0 kips
The ultimate load per pile is; Pu_pile = (Pu + 1.2  (Pwt + Psur)) / 3 = 144.9 kips

Pile cap forces – tied arch method

Distance between centroid of column and pile;
Compression within pile cap;
Tension within pile cap;
dcl_pl = ((s / 2)2 + (0.288  s)2) = 34.621 in
xcl_pl = (dcl_pl2 + d2) = 45.975 in
= atan(dcl_pl / d) = 48.855 deg
= acos(((d2 + (0.288  s)2)) / xcl_pl) = 40.733 deg
Cmax = Pu_pile / cos() = 220.212 kips
T = Cmax  sin() / 2 = 71.848 kips

Compression checks for pile cap

Strength reduction factor (struct plain concrete); u = 0.55
Strength reduction factor (bearing on concrete); b = 0.65
Check diagonal comp. as an unreinforced column, using a core equivalent to 2 pile diameters (ACI 318-05, cl. 22.5.2)
Bearing capacity of core equivalent to 2 pile dia; Pc = u  0.60  f’c    ((2  dpile)2) / 4 = 1451.4 kips
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PASS - Compression within cap is less than diagonal compression

Check bearing capacity of pile cap over piles (ACI 318, cl. 22.5.5)
Area of pile cap; Acap = 8025.230 in2
Cross sectional area of pile; Apile =   dpile2 / 4 = 314.16 in2
Bearing capacity of cap above pile ; Pbrg_pile = u  0.85  f’c  Apile  min (2, (Acap / Apile)) = 1028.1 kips
PASS - Bearing capacity pile cap over pile is sufficient
Check bearing capacity of pile cap under column; (ACI 318, cl. 10.14)
Cross sectional area of column; Acol = bcol  hcol = 432.00 in2
Bearing capacity of cap below column; Pbrg_col = b  0.85  f’c  Acol  min (2, (Acap / Acol)) = 1670.8 kips
PASS - Bearing capacity pile cap under column is sufficient
Area of steel check for moment resistance
Distance from pile to face of column; xface = max (0.577  s – min (bcol , hcol) / 2, 0 in) = 25.6 in
Pressure due to weight and surcharge; qu = 1.2  (sur + Pwt / Acap) = 4.2 ksf
Width at column face; bw = 71.6 in
Ultimate moment at column face; Muy = Pu_pilexface - quw2xface2/2+20.577  xface3/3) = 260.2 kip_ft
Net moment at column face; Mny = Muy / v= 347.0 kip_ft
Rreq_y = Mny / (f’c  d2) / Lx = 0.012746
Lever arm factor; Jy = (0.25 - Rreq_y / (0.85  2)) + 0.5 = 0.9924
Area of steel required to resist moment; Ast_req_Mx = Mny / (fy  Jy  d) = 2.3 in2
Area of tension steel required for tied-arch behavior; Ast_req_T = T / (t  fy) = 1.6 in2
Area of steel required along X axis; Ast_req_x = max (Ast_req_Mx, Ast_req_T) = 2.3 in2
PASS - Provided area of steel along X axis is sufficient
Each set of bar should be placed in the direction of axis connecting centers of piles (tringular pattern)
Stress block depth factor;  = 0.85
Depth of equivalent rectangular stress block; a = Ast_x  fy / (0.85  f’c  Lx) = 1.92 in
Balanced neutral axis depth(X axis); c = a / 1 = 2.261 in
Strain in steel (X axis); ty= 0.003  ((d – c) / c) = 0.03714
Pass - Ductility is sufficient at ultimate strength
Necessary shear checks
Beam action at distance 'd' in the section parallel to X axis is not applicable
Beam action at column face in the section parallel to X axis must be checked
Beam action at distance 'd' in the section parallel to Y axis is not applicable
Beam action at column face in the section parallel to Y axis must be checked
Punching of single pile is not applicable
Punching of pile at corner must be checked
Punching of overlapping piles is not applicable
Punching shear at d / 2 from column face is not applicable
Punching shear at column face must be checked

Beam action at face of column

Distance from face of column to edge of cap; xo = max ((Ly - e - dpile / 2 - 0.288  s - hcol / 2), 0 in) = 46.7 in
bx = min ((w2 + 2  (e + dpile / 2)  tan(30)), (2  w12)) = 59.40 in
Shear at face of column parallel to X axis; Vact_face = Pu_pile = 144.9 kips
VMrat1 = Muy / (Vact_face  d) = 0.7
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w = Ast_x / (Ly  d) = 0.003419

Shear resist. at face of column parallel to X axis;
Punching of single pile at corner check
Perimeter of area at ‘d / 2’ from pile at corner;
Shear resistance of concrete;
Shear resistance of steel;
Ultimate shear resistance;
Shear acting;
Punching shear check at face of column
Length of shear perimeter d / 2 from column face;
Length of shear perimeter at column face;
Development length of tension steel (ACI 318, cl. 12.5)
All bars must be provided with standard 180 end hooks.
Modification factor;
Required development length of hook;
Provided development length;
f1 = (d / xface)  (3.5 - 2.5  VMrat1) = 2.0
f2 = 1.9  1 psi    (f’c / (1 psi)) = 0.1 ksi
f3 = 2500  w  1 psi / VMrat1 = 0.0 ksi
Vc1 = f1  (f2 + f3)  Lx  d = 779.0 kips
Vc2 = min (Vc1, 10  1 psi    (f’c / (1 psi))  Lx  d) = 779.0 kips
Vc = max (Vc2, 2  1 psi    (f’c / (1 psi))  Lx  d) = 779.0 kips
Vs = 0 kips
Vr_face = v (Vc + Vs) = 584.2 kips
PASS - Pile cap is safe in beam action at face of column
bo =   (dpile + d) / 4 + 2  (e + dpile / 2) = 81.47 in
Vc = 4  1 psi    (f’c / 1 psi)  bo  d = 583.173 kips
Vs = 0 kips
Vr_corner = v  (Vc + Vs) = 437.379 kips
Vact_ corner = Pu_pile = 144.9 kips
PASS - Resistance to pile punching at corner is sufficient
bo = 2  (bcol + d + hcol + d) = 205.000 in
bs = 2  (bcol + hcol) = 84.000 in
w = 22.620 in
Vact_pun_face = Pu + (Psur + Pwt)  (s  min (Ly, s)) / Lx2 = 276.210 kips
Vc1 = (d / w)  (bo / bs)  2  1 psi    (f’c / 1 psi)  bs  d = 981.242 kips
Vc2 = min (Vc1, 32  1 psi    (f’c / 1 psi)  bs  d) = 981.242 kips
Vc = max (Vc2, 4  1 psi    (f’c / 1 psi)  bo  d) = 1467.484 kips
Vs = 0 kips
Vr_ pun_face = v (Vc + Vs) = 1100.613 kips
PASS - Pile cap is safe in punching shear at face of column
ldh_1 = (0.02  efy  1 psi-1 dev  (f’c / 1 psi)))  Dx_bar = 15.213 in
mod1 = 0.7
ldh_req = max (ldh_1  mod1, 6 in, 8  Dx_bar) = 10.649 in
ldh_prov = e – cc + dpile / 2 = 18.00 in
PASS - Hook development length is sufficient