Poulos Davis Pile Capacity Curves

Error Allowance 1.25

Graph data points based off measured values from textbook curves. Equations produced by excel and checked to the right of

Θ° Nq
25 18 Nq vs Θ°
26 19.5
27 21
1000
28 25
29 29
30 33
31 40 f(x) = 0.202979156600533 exp( 0.171497914753787 x )
32 45
33 54
34 63
35 75
36 90 100
Nq

37 110
38 133
39 170
40 190
41 230
42 280
43 340
44 420 10
45 500 25 30 35 40

Θ° zc/d
28 5 zc/d vs Θ°
29 5.1
30 5.33
20
31 5.5
32 5.8
33 6 f(x) = 0.015099753187992 x³ − 1.43517335605602 x² + 45.5241227889867 x − 4
34 6.2
35 6.8 15
36 7.2
37 7.5
38 10
39 12.1 10
zc/d

40 15
41 18.4

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28 33 38
Θ° Ks tan Θ'a Ks tan Θ'a vs Θ°
28 1
29 1.03
30 1.07 2.8
31 1.1
32 1.17 2.6
33 1.22 f(x) = 0.008911006641874 x² − 0.514741652447562 x + 8.47385518741994
34 1.29 2.4
35 1.38
2.2
36 1.49
37 1.6 2
38 1.75
39 1.89 1.8
40 2.1
41 2.39 1.6
41.9 2.6
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28 33 38

Driven Piles Ks tan Θ'a vs Θ° Based on Meyerh

Θ'1 Ks tan Θ'a
32.5 0.37 1.6
33 0.4
34 0.59 1.4
35 0.76
36 0.93 f(x) = 0.015845670704353 x² − 0.918530282638011 x + 13.479
1.2
37 1.15
37.5 1.35
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Jacked Piles f(x) = 0.00271154824487 x² − 0.095467186705101 x + 0.45460
Θ'1 Ks tan Θ'a 0.8
32.5 0.21
33 0.25
34 0.35 0.6
35 0.45
36 0.55 0.4
37 0.61 f(x) = 0.062365017206598 x − 1.96401981725407
38 0.75
0.2
39 0.82
40 1
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Bored Piles 30 32 34 36 38
Θ'1 Ks tan Θ'a
32.5 0.08
33 0.1
 34 0.15
35 0.2
36 0.25
37 0.36
37.8 0.41
 excel and checked to the right of the graphs.

CHECK EQUATION
Nq vs Θ° 25 14.77521 GOOD
26 17.53942 GOOD
27 20.82076 GOOD
28 24.716 GOOD
29 29.33997 GOOD
30 34.82901 GOOD
753787 x ) 31 41.34497 GOOD
32 49.07995 GOOD
33 58.26204 GOOD
Nq 34 69.16194 GOOD
35 82.10104 GOOD
Exponential (Nq)
36 97.46084 GOOD
Exponential (Nq)
37 115.6942 GOOD
38 137.3388 GOOD
39 163.0327 GOOD
40 193.5335 GOOD
41 229.7406 GOOD
42 272.7214 GOOD
43 323.7432 GOOD
44 384.3105 GOOD
35 40 45 45 456.2088 GOOD

CHECK EQUATION
zc/d vs Θ° 28 4.7404 GOOD
29 5.2567 GOOD
30 5.53 GOOD
31 5.6509 GOOD
32 5.71 GOOD
05602 x² + 45.5241227889867 x − 476.211367750026 33 5.7979 GOOD
34 6.0052 GOOD
35 6.4225 GOOD
36 7.1404 GOOD
37 8.2495 GOOD
zc/d
38 9.8404 GOOD
Polynomial (zc/d)
39 12.0037 GOOD
40 14.83 GOOD
41 18.4099 GOOD

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 Ks tan Θ'a vs Θ° CHECK EQUATION
28 1.0399 GOOD
29 1.0325 GOOD
30 1.0429 GOOD
31 1.0711 GOOD
32 1.1171 GOOD
2 x + 8.47385518741994 33 1.1809 GOOD
34 1.2625 GOOD
35 1.3619 GOOD
Ks tan Θ'a 36 1.4791 GOOD
Polynomial (Ks tan Θ'a) 37 1.6141 GOOD
38 1.7669 GOOD
39 1.9375 GOOD
40 2.1259 GOOD
41.9 2.532899 GOOD

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s tan Θ'a vs Θ° Based on Meyerhof Driven Piles

Θ'1 CHECK
32.5 0.3175 GOOD
33 0.3757 GOOD
34 0.5158 GOOD
35 0.6875 GOOD
² − 0.918530282638011 x + 13.4795379093774 36 0.8908 GOOD
37 1.1257 GOOD
Driven Piles
37.5 1.255 GOOD
Polynomial (Driven Piles)
− 0.095467186705101 x + 0.454607003561077 Jacked Piles Jacked Piles
Polynomial (Jacked Piles) Θ'1 CHECK
Bored Piles 32.5 0.202725 GOOD
Linear (Bored Piles) 33 0.2434 GOOD
34 0.3288 GOOD
35 0.4196 GOOD
36 0.5158 GOOD
− 1.96401981725407 37 0.6174 GOOD
38 0.7244 GOOD
39 0.8368 GOOD
40 0.9546 GOOD

36 38 40 42 Bored Piles
Θ'1 CHECK
32.5 0.064 GOOD
33 0.0952 GOOD
 34 0.1576 GOOD
35 0.22 GOOD
36 0.2824 GOOD
37 0.3448 GOOD
37.8 0.39472 GOOD
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