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Find the maximum allowable load on a driven pile.
Answer to Problem 18.6P
The maximum allowable load on a driven pile is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The diameter of the driven pile D is 450 mm.
The length of the pile in the upper layer of the sand
The unit weight of the upper layer sand
The soil friction angle in the lower layer of sand
The length of the pile in the lower layer of the sand
The saturated unit weight of the lower layer sand
The soil friction angle in the lower layer of sand
The soil-pile friction-angle
The coefficient value K is
The factor of safety
Calculation:
Draw the cross section of the pile as in Figure 1.
Calculate the earth pressure coefficient
Here,
Substitute
Calculate the coefficient K for the upper layer using the formula.
Here,
Substitute 0.485 for
Calculate the earth pressure coefficient
Here,
Substitute
Calculate the coefficient K for the lower layer using the formula.
Here,
Substitute 0.455 for
Calculate the area of pile
Substitute 450 mm for D.
Calculate the perimeter p of the pile using the formula.
Substitute 450 mm for D.
Refer Figure (18.12), “Meyerhof’s bearing capacity factor,
Take the value of bearing capacity factor
Calculate the load-carrying capacity
Here,
Take the unit weight of water as
Substitute
Check the calculated value of load-carrying capacity of the pile point using Meyerhof’s equation.
Substitute
Use the lowest of the calculated value of load-carrying capacity of the pile point.
Calculate the soil-pile friction-angle
Substitute
Calculate the soil-pile friction-angle
Substitute
Calculate the critical depth of the pile
Substitute 450 mm for D.
Calculate the unit frictional resistance at the upper layer of sand.
Consider 0 ft from top of the pile.
Calculate the magnitude of unit frictional resistance
Substitute 0 m for z.
The frictional resistance (skin friction)
Consider the pile to the depth of 6.75 m (critical depth of the pile) from the top of pile tip.
Calculate the magnitude of unit frictional resistance
Substitute 6.75 m for z, 0.727 for
Calculate the magnitude of unit frictional resistance
Substitute 6.75 m for z, 0.727 for
Below the upper layer
Calculate the frictional resistance (skin friction)
Substitute 1.414 m for p, 6.75 m for
Calculate the frictional resistance (skin friction)
Substitute 1.414 m for p, 6.75 m for
Calculate the frictional resistance (skin friction)
Substitute 1.414 m for p, 10 m for
Calculate the ultimate load on the pile
Substitute 146.51 kN for
Calculate the allowable load on the pile
Substitute 1,125.27 kN for
Therefore, the load carrying capacity of the pile is
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