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4th Structural Students 2013-2014

Piles

Lecture 2

Piles and Deep foundation

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

Professor, Ain Shams University,
Structural department
Geotechnical Engineering
Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

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Piles

Lecture 2

Contents
Lecture-02
1.

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

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Piles
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Lecture 2
Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Failure mechanism
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Piles
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Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Design criteria

Bearing Capacity (Ultimate limit state ULS)

- Methods based on analytical solution
(static and dynamic formulae)

Standards
(e.g. Egyptian
code of
practice)

- Correlation with In-Situ tests

SPT, CPT, Pressuremeter test, ...
- Pile load test

Deformation (Serviceability limit state SLS)

- Method based on theory of elasticity
- Numerical Analysis
- Pile load test (in most cases for single pile)

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Piles
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Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Load

Load-settlement relationship

Elastic

Settlement

Plastic

Failure

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Piles
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Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Load

Ultimate limit state

All. load

Elastic

Failure

Settlement

Plastic

Ultimate limit state

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Failure

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4th Structural Students 2013-2014

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Load

Serviceability limit state

max. Load
(Serviceability requirements)

Elastic

Settlement

max. all. settlement

Plastic

Serviceability limit state

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Failure

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Limit
states
Lecture
2

Piles
1.

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Allowable load

Load

All. Load (1)

max. Load (2)
(Serviceability
requirements)

Elastic

Settlement

max. all. Settlement

Plastic

All. Load =
min [ (1) or (2)]

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

Failure
load

Failure

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4th Structural Students 2013-2014

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Bearing Capacity (Ultimate limit state ULS)
- Methods based on analytical solution
(static and dynamic formulae)
- Correlation with In-Situ tests
SPT, CPT, Pressuremeter test, ...
- Pile load test

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Bearing Capacity (Ultimate limit state ULS)
- Methods based on analytical solution acc. to Egyptian Code of Practice
static formulae

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

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4th Structural Students 2013-2014

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Bearing Capacity (Ultimate limit state ULS)
Methods based on analytical solution acc. to Egyptian Code of Practice
static formulae

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Bearing Capacity (Ultimate limit state ULS)
Methods based on analytical solution acc. to Egyptian Code of Practice
static formulae (pile diameter smaller than 0.6 m)

Q all. = Q ult. / F.S.

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

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4th Structural Students 2013-2014

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Methods based on analytical solution acc. to Egyptian Code of Practice
static formulae (piles in cohesive soil such as clay) (pile diameter smaller than 0.6 m)

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

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Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Methods based on analytical solution acc. to Egyptian Code of Practice
static formulae (piles in cohesive soil such as clay)
(pile diameter smaller than 0.6 m)

Q all. = Q ult. / F.S.

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

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4th Structural Students 2013-2014

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Methods based on analytical solution acc. to Egyptian Code of Practice
static formulae (piles in cohesive soil such as clay) (pile diameter smaller than 0.6 m)

The pile/soil adhesion ca

For bored piles ca = 0.3 to 0.4 c and ca 100 kN/m

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Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Methods based on analytical solution acc. to Egyptian Code of Practice
static formulae (piles in cohesive soil such as clay)

The pile/soil adhesion ca

For driven piles

(pile diameter smaller than 0.6 m)

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

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4th Structural Students 2013-2014

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical tension load

Methods based on analytical solution acc. to Egyptian Code of Practice
static formulae (piles in cohesive soil such as clay) (pile diameter smaller than 0.6 m)

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Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Methods based on analytical solution acc. to Egyptian Code of Practice
static formulae (piles in cohesionless soil such as sand and gravel)
(pile diameter smaller than 0.6 m)

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

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4th Structural Students 2013-2014

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Methods based on analytical solution acc. to Egyptian Code of Practice
static formulae (piles in cohesionless soil such as sand and gravel)
(pile diameter smaller than 0.6 m)

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Methods based on analytical solution acc. to Egyptian Code of Practice
static formulae (piles in cohesionless soil such as sand and gravel)
(pile diameter smaller than 0.6 m)

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

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4th Structural Students 2013-2014

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Methods based on analytical solution acc. to Egyptian Code of Practice
static formulae (piles in cohesionless soil such as sand and gravel)
(pile diameter smaller than 0.6 m)

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

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Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Large diameter bored piles (pile diameter larger than 0.6 m), acc. to Egyptian
Code of Practice
Total load

Base resistance

Skin friction

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4th Structural Students 2013-2014

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Large diameter bored piles (pile diameter larger than 0.6 m), acc. to Egyptian
Code of Practice

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Large diameter bored piles (pile diameter larger than 0.6 m), acc. to Egyptian
Code of Practice (settlement at failure)

Sf = 5 to 10 mm = 1%
D: pile diameter

Sb for cohesionless soil

Sb = 15 cm
Sb for cohesive soil
Sb = 5 % pile diameter

Sf
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Sb
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4th Structural Students 2013-2014

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Large diameter bored piles (pile diameter larger than 0.6 m), acc. to Egyptian
Code of Practice (base resistance)

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Large diameter bored piles (pile diameter larger than 0.6 m), acc. to Egyptian
Code of Practice (base resistance)

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

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4th Structural Students 2013-2014

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Large diameter bored piles (pile diameter larger than 0.6 m), acc. to Egyptian
Code of Practice (base resistance)

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Large diameter bored piles (pile diameter larger than 0.6 m), acc. to Egyptian
Code of Practice (ultimate skin friction)

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

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4th Structural Students 2013-2014

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Large diameter bored piles (pile diameter larger than 0.6 m), acc. to Egyptian
Code of Practice
Ultimate skin friction

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Large diameter bored piles (pile diameter larger than 0.6 m), acc. to Egyptian
Code of Practice
Ultimate skin friction

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

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4th Structural Students 2013-2014

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Large diameter bored piles (pile diameter larger than 0.6 m), acc. to Egyptian
Code of Practice

Ultimate skin friction

cohesive soil see Table : 4-11
cohesionless soil see Table 4-10

Ultimate base
resistance

Ultimate base resistance

cohesive soil see Table : 4-9
cohesionless soil see Table 4-8

Ultimate skin
friction

Sb

Sf
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Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Correlation with in-situ tests (acc. to Egyptian code of practice)
e.g. Standard penetration test

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

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4th Structural Students 2013-2014

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Correlation with in-situ tests (acc. to Egyptian code of practice)
e.g. Standard penetration test

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

Piles
1.

Lecture 2

Bearing capacity of single pile under vertical compression load

Correlation with in-situ tests (acc. to Egyptian code of practice)
e.g. Standard penetration test

Ain Shams Univ., Geotechnical Engineering

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yasser El-Mossallamy

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