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ZH1 PILE CAPACITY

Calculation for Pile Caapcity of Retaining Wall


Pile Capacity of Retaining Wall
DATA
No. of layers of soil = 4 Nos.
Factor of safety for evaluating pile capacity = 2.5
Stem diameter of pile = 0.6 m 0.283
Location of bottom of pile cap below ground level = 10 m 0.141
Depth of ground water table = 0.0 m
Total Embedment of pile below ground level = 10 m

Note : Shear Strength Parameter has been derivied based on SPT value

Soil data for different layers in Ton & metre

Layers from G.L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10


Depth of layer h 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Density of soil g 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8
Effective Unit weight of soil ( geff. ) geff. 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8
For Cohesionless soils
Bearing capacity factor (Ng)
Bearing capacity factor (Nq)
Coeff. Of earth pressure (K) 1 1 1 1
Angle of wall friction between soil & pile (d) 0 0 0 0
Angle of internal friction (f) 0 0 0 0
For Cohesive soils
Bearing capacity factor
(Nc) 9 9 9 9
(as per B.2.1 of IS2911: Part-1 Section-2)
Average Cohesion at pile tip (Cp) 5
Average Cohesion throughout length of pile in t (C) 5 5 5 5
Reduction factor (a) 1 1 1 1

CALCULATIONS
2
Ap - Cross sectional area of pile toe = 0.283 m
2
Eff. Overburden pressure - Pd = 0 t/m

Soil parameters of last layer


Effective Unit weight of soil ( g ) = 0.8
ZH1 PILE CAPACITY

Bearing capacity factor (Ng) = 0


Bearing capacity factor (Nq) = 0
Angle of wall friction between soil & pile (d) = 0
Angle of internal friction (f) = 0
Bearing capacity factor (Nc) = 9 Horizontal resistance
Average Cohesion at pile tip (Cp) = 5 754
Check = 0

End Bearing resistance { Ref. Appendix B of IS:2911 ( Part I/Sec 2 )-1979 }


Qu1 = {Ap(1/2* D*ɣ* Nɣ + PDi Nq)} + {Ap Nc Cp}

Point resistence = 12.7 T

Frictional resistance { Ref. Appendix B of IS:2911 ( Part I/Sec 2 )-1979 }


Qu2 = Sum1n ( K PDi tanδ Asi ) + ( a C As )
Layer - 1 = 23.5619449 t
Layer - 2 = 23.5619449 t
Layer - 3 = 23.5619449 t
Layer - 4 = 23.5619449 t
Layer - 5 = 0 t
Layer - 6 = 0 t
Layer - 7 = 0 t
Layer - 8 = 0 t
Layer - 9 = 0 t
Layer - 10 = 0 t 2369
Total Frictional Resistance = 94.248 t
1798 179.8
Total Ultimate resistence Qu = Qu1 + Qu2 570.7
Total Ultimate resistance of pile - Qu = 106.971 t
Safe load on pile = 42.8 t
Tension Cpacity of Pile = 19 t

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