MICROPILE STRUCTURAL DESIGN

Pt  all  0.55( Fy bar Abar  FY ca sin g Aca sin g )

PC  all  0.4 f C  grout Agrout  0.47 0.55( Fy bar Abar  FY ca sin g Aca sin g ) 

kN
Fy  ca sin g  2.4e5 m2

OD 2 ID 2 0.076 2 0.0682 2
Aca sin g   (  ) (  )  9.04e  4m
4 4 4 4
Micropile Type I(L=20 m)
USE 32 AIII  76 / 68; St 240 / 370
kN
FY bar  4.0e5 m2

2
Abar  8.04e  4 m
kN
f c grout  5.3e 4 m2

0.068 2 0.032 2 2
Agrout   (  )  2.82e  3 m
4 4
Pc  all  0.4(5.3e4  2.82e  3)  0.47(4.0e5  8.04e  4  2.4e5  9.04e  4)
 312.9 kN  300 kN
Pt  all  0.55(4.0e5  8.04e  4  2.4e5  9.04e  4)  305 kN  300 kN
 MICROPILE GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN
Micropile Axial Capacity

Soil category (according to soil test result attached to tender

documents):
Soil description: Loose Sand

According to technical specification and considering silt and clay,

for primary grout placed under gravity head (Table 5-2 ,attached):

 bond nominal strength =kN/m2

 bond nominal strength

PG-allowable = * 3.14 * DIA bond * bond length
F .S .

F.S = 2.5
DIA bond = 0.10 m
120
PG20 – allowable = 2.5
* 3.14 * 0.10 * 20.00 = 301 kN  300 kN