DESIGN OF PILE CAP

(BS 8110-1: 1997)

PC-1(SINGLE PILE)
GIVEN DATA:
fcu =
fy =
Pile Cap. =
Pile =
Column Size
Ll=
Lb=
Pile Cap Size
L=
B=
H=
d=
dia.=
edge distance =
PT =
Required no. of Piles=
Say

35.00
460.00
4770.00
175.00

MPa
MPa
KN
mm

=
=
=
=

5076.14
66715.01
1072.39
6.89

psi
psi
kips
in.

400.00 mm
400.00 mm

=
=

15.75 in.
15.75 in.

500.00
500.00
500.00
317.00
16
87.50
340.00
0.07
1.00

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
KN

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

19.69
19.69
19.69
12.48
0.63
3.44
76.44

in.
in.
in.
in.
in.
in.
kips

ULTIMATE LOAD:
Nu=

510

KN

114.66 kips

Pu = #piles*Ru =

510

KN

114.66 kips

510.00 KN

114.66 kips

0.72 kips

FACTORED SHEAR AT THIS LOCATION

Vu = PT/#piles(per row) =
DESIGN SHEAR STRESS
v =Vu / (L x B) =

3.22 MPa

vc = 0.8(fcu) =

4.73 MPa
vu < vc, OK

where vc is less than:

FACTORED MOMENT:
Reinforcement along "L" (BOTTOM BARS)
Mu = (wh20*Hw) * B * L =
due to water pressure:
where Hw =
9.25 mm
TOTAL MOMENT =

-7.40 KN-m

=
=

0.95 x d
301.2

A required

=
=

Mxx / (0.87*fy*z)
mm2
-61

Minimum As

=
=
=
=
=
=

0.13% x L x H
325

mm2

4
16
804

mm
mm2

200.00

-0.004 < 0.156

Reinforcement along "B" (BOTTOM BARS)

Mu = (wh20*Hw) * B * L =
due to water pressure:
where Hw =
9.25
TOTAL MOMENT =

mm

-7.40 KN-m
38.30 KN-m

K = Mu / (fcu*b*d2)

=
=

0.95 x d
301.2

Mxx / (0.87*fy*z)

A required

Lx3=

-7.40 KN-m

K = Mu / (fcu*b*d2)

No. of bar used, No

Size of bar used, Dia
As provided

MPa

0.022 < 0.156

mm

O.K.

Bx3=

200.00

Minimum As

No. of bar used, No

Size of bar used, Dia
As provided

318

mm2

=
=
=
=
=
=

0.13% x L x H
325

mm

4
16
804

mm
2
mm

O.K.