LATERALLY LOADED PILE (BRINCH-HANSEN METHOD)

H (kN) =
e (m) =

40.0
18.30

Lateral working load

Height of load application

B (m) =
L (m) =
Required FoS =

1.05
4.00
1.00

Pile diameter
Initial guess for embedment
Overall factor of safety

Mmax (kN.m) =

1000

Pile moment capacity

n1 =

20

# of elements above x

n2 =

10
2.38
40.7

x (m) =
Hu (kN) =
Find "x"

First soil layer:

g1 (kN/m) = 0
c 1 (kPa) =
f1 (deg) =
d1 (m) =

0
0
0

Soil unit weight

Soil cohesion
Friction angle
Depth of layer 1

Second soil layer:

g2 (kN/m) = 17 Soil unit weight

# of elements below x
Depth to point of rotation
FoS =
1.02

c 2 (kPa) =

40 Soil cohesion
f2 (deg) = 0 Friction angle
Mu (kN.m) = 757

Increase "L" to achieve FoS

Note: If second layer is relatively stiffer than the first, d1 is assumed as the ground level when finding Kq and Kc within the second layer.
To find point of rotation:
To find ultimate
lateral load:
x
x L
L

M pu e z pu e z 0
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-400

zx

Elevation (m)

Elevation (m)

z 0

-200

200

Soil reaction - pz (kPa)

400

z0

z x

p u gzK qz cK cz B

e x
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-600

Elevation (m)

-400

-200

Shear (kN)

200

20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-1000

L
n

Bending moments (kN.m)

1000