"POLEFDN.

xls" Program
Version 2.3

POLE FOUNDATION ANALYSIS

For Free-Top (Unconstrained) Rigid Round Piers Using Czerniak / PCA Method
Subjected Vertical Load, Horizontal Load, and/or Moment
Job Name: Karol Ghati Subject: Pole foundation
Job Number: 17009 Originator: Checker:

Input Data:

Pier Data: Pv=25.305 k

Pier Foundation Diameter, D = 6.562 ft.
Pier Height Above Soil, h1 = 1.500 ft. M=12.89 ft-k
Concrete Strength, f'c = 3.000 ksi Ph=13.92 k

Soil Data:
Unit Weight of Soil, g = 0.100 kcf H=110' Ground
Angle of Internal Friction, f = 20.00 deg. Line
Depth to Resisting Surface, h2 = 2.000 ft. h1=1.5'
Allow. Soil Bearing Pressure, Pa = 3.306 ksf h2=2'

Pier Loadings:
Axial Load, Pv = 25.305 kips Resisting
Horizontal Load, Ph = 13.920 kips Surface L=29.94'
Distance from Ph to Top/Pier, H = 110.000 ft.
Externally Applied Moment, M = 12.890 ft-kips Pier

Results: D=6.562'

Pier Embedment and Total Length: Nomenclature

Ho = 2.12 kips/ft. Ho = Ph/D
Mo = 242.73 ft-kips/ft. Mo = (M+Ph*(H+h1+h2))/D
E = 114.43 ft. E = Mo/Ho
Kp = 2.040 Kp = TAN^2(45+f/2) (passive soil pressure coefficient)
R= 0.204 ksf/ft. R = Kp*g (passive soil resistance/ft. depth)
L= 29.94 ft. L = solution of cubic equation: L^3-14.14*Ho*L/R-18.85*Mo/R=0
L/D = 4.56 L/D <= 10 for valid short, rigid pier analysis L/D<=10, O.K.
Lt = 33.44 ft. Lt = h1+h2+L (total length)

Pier Side Soil Pressures:

a = 20.330 ft. a = L*(4*E/L+3)/(6*E/L+4) ("pivot" point from top of resisting surface)
Pc = 2.073 ksf Pc = 1.178*(4*Mo+3*Ho*L)^2/(L^2*(3*Mo+2*Ho*L))
Pc(allow) = 2.073 ksf Pc(allow) = R*(a/2) Pc(allow)>=Pc, O.K.
Pt = 5.772 ksf Pt = 9.425*(2*Mo+Ho*L)/L^2
Pt(allow) = 6.106 ksf Pt(allow) = R*L Pt(allow)>=Pt, O.K.

Pier End Bearing Pressure:

Af = 33.82 ft.^2 Af = p*D^2/4 (pier base area)
Wf = 169.63 kips Wf = (Af*Lt)*0.150 (pier weight)
SPv = 194.94 kips SPv = Pv+Wf (total vertical load)
P(bot) = 5.764 ksf P(bot) = SPv/Af Pa<P(bot)

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Pier Shear and Moment:

Maximum Shear: (located at distance = a, from top of resisting surface)
V(max) = 103.46 kips V(max) = ABS(Ho*D*(1-3*(4*E/L+3)*(a/L)^2+4*(3*E/L+2)*(a/L)^3)

Maximum Moment: (located at distance = a/2, from top of resisting surface)

M(max) = 1510.59 ft-kips M(max) = Ho*D*L*(E/L+a/2/L-(4*E/L+3)*(a/2/L)^3+(3*E/L+2)*(a/2/L)^4)

Pier Plain Concrete Stresses: (Plain concrete allowable stresses from ACI 318-02, Chapter 22)
Axial Compressive Stress:
fa = 19.43 psi fa = (Pv+p*D^2/4*(h1+h2+a/2)*0.15)/(p*(D*12)^2/4)*1000

Flexural Tension/Compression Stress:

fb = 378.16 psi fb = M(max)*12/(p*(D*12)^3/32)*1000

Combined Compression Stress: (f = 0.55 and divide ACI Code USD value by 1.6 for ASD)
fc = 397.59 psi fc = fb+fa (compression)
Fc(allow) = 876.56 psi Fc(allow) = 0.85*f*(f'c*1000)/1.6 Fc(allow)>=fc, O.K.

Combined Tension Stress: (f = 0.55 and divide ACI Code USD value by 1.6 for ASD)
ft = 358.73 psi ft = fb-fa (tension)
Ft(allow) = 94.14 psi Ft(allow) = 5*f*SQRT(f'c*1000)/1.6 Ft(allow)<ft

Shear Stress: (divide ACI Code USD value by 1.6 for ASD)
fv = 21.24 psi fv = V(max)/(p*(D*12)^2/4)*1000 (shear)
Fv(allow) = 45.64 psi Fv(allow) = 4/3*SQRT(f'c*1000)/1.6 Fv(allow)>=fv, O.K.

Applied Lateral Load and Resistance of Pole/Foundation

Reference: "Resistance to Overturning of Single, Short Piles" - by Eli Czerniak
ASCE Journal of the Struct. Div., Vol. 83, No. ST2, Paper 1188, Mar. 1957
Ph
Embedment depth, L, is solution of:
L^3-14.14*Ho*L/R-18.85*Mo/R = 0

E Resisting Surface Ground Line

Mo
Ho
a
2
a
L

D R*L Pc Pt V(max) M(max)

Applied Pole/Fdn. Unit Resist. Pressure Shear Moment

Load Rotation Available Diagram Diagram Diagram

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