Pile Foundation

Axial force
Compression
Tension (uplift)
Lateral force

N*c
N*t
V*x
V*y

Ultimate design lateral force

Base moment

Hu
M*x-x
M*y-y
Mo

Proposed pile size

Diameter
Length

D
Ldesign

Soil Property
Allowable soil bearing pressure
Length of pile above ground level
Undrained shear strength
Factored undrained shear strength
Reduction factor for skin friction (fs)
Geotechnical Strength Reduction factor

allow
e
Cu
Su

gb

Bearing Check
Pile resistence for compressive force

Nresistance

Factor of safety against bearing

FOSbearing

Uplift check
Selfweight of footing
Resistance from skin friction
Factor of safety against uplift

FOSuplift

Stability check - Broms Approach

f
Design ultimate moment Mu

g
Required pile length
Design Pile Length

Lfinal

Volume of concrete

Vconcretre

5.0 kN

26.0 kN

50.0 kN

0.0 kN

50.0 kN

15.0 kNm

0.0 kNm

15.0 kNm

450 mm

1600 mm

=
=

100 kPa
200 mm

100 kPa

=
=

66.7 kPa
0.73

0.50
Soft clay
Firm clay

=
=

56 kN
11.26

=
=

6.1 kN
96.7 kN

2.09

= Hu/9Su D
=
0.19 m
=

63.38 kNm

Stiff clay

OK

OK

0.5
= (Mu / (2.25 Su D ))
0.97 m
=
2.0 m

2.0 m

0.32 m3

Maximum

Minimum

Average

Eu (kPa)
4000
9000

Cu (kPa)
40
90

Cu (kPa)
10
22.5

Cu (kPa)
25
56

15000

150

37.5

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Axial force
Compression
Tension (uplift)
Lateral force

N*c
N*t
V*x
V*y
Hu

Ultimate design lateral force

Base moment

M*x-x
M*y-y
Mo
Proposed pile size
Diameter
Length

D
Ldesign

Soil Property
Allowable soil bearing pressure
Length of pile above ground level

allow
e

Kp

Density
Internal friction angle

Passive pressure coefficient

Skin Friction
Geotechnical Strength Reduction factor

fs
gb

Bearing Check
Pile resistence for compressive force
Factor of safety against bearing

Nresistance
FOSbearing

Uplift check
Selfweight of footing
Resistance from skin friction
Factor of safety against uplift

FOSuplift

Stability check - Broms Approach

Hu_allowable
Capacity ratio Hu_allowable/Hu

Pile embedment length

Adjusted pile length (Total)

Design Pile Length

Lfinal

Volume of concrete

Vconcretre

=
=

5.0 kN
26.0 kN

=
=
=

15.0 kN
0.0 kN
15.0 kN

=
=
=

15.0 kNm
0.0 kNm
15.0 kNm

=
=

600 mm
1700 mm

=
=

100 kPa
200 mm

=
=

19 KN/m3
30 Deg

=
=

20.0 kPa

0.50

=
=

46 kN
9.23

OK

=
=
=

11.5 kN
64.1 kN
1.45

OK

3.00

25.10

1.67

=
=

1.5 m
1.7 m

1.7 m

0.48 m3

Isolated Pad Footing

Axial force
Compression
Tension (uplift)
Lateral force

N*c
N*t

=
=

5 kN
26 kN

V*x
V*y

=
=

15 kN
1 kN

M*x-x
M*y-y

=
=

15 kNm
0 kNm

L
W
D
l
b
h
hsoil

=
=

allow

=
=
=

Wconcrete
Wsoil
Wtotal
FOSuplift

=
=
=
=

Base moment

Proposed footing size

Length
Width
Thickness
Pedestal length
Pedestal width
Pedestal height
Soil depth above top of footing
Soil Property
Allowable soil bearing pressure
Density
Internal friction angle
Uplift check
Weight of concrete
Weight of soil on top of footing
Tptal coulter balancing force
Factor of safety against uplift

=
=
=
=

1400 mm
1100 mm
300 mm
400 mm
400 mm
800 mm
1000 mm

200 kPa
19 KN/m3
30 Deg

14.2 kN
60.0 kN
74.1 kN
2.85

OK
Stablility check against sliding
Resistance force
Factor of safety against sliding
About X axis
About Y axis

Vresistance

= 16.2806

FOSsliding_x
FOSsliding_y

=
=

1.09
16.28
OK

Stablility check against overturning

Overturning moment about X axis
Overturning moment about Y axis
Resisting moment about X axis
Resisting moment about Y axis
Factor of safety against overturning
About X axis

Moverturning_x
Moverturning_y
MResisting_x
MResisting_y

=
=
=
=

FOSoverturning_x =

31.5 kNm
1.1 kNm
33.7 kNm
26.5 kNm
1.07

About Y axis

FOSoverturning_y =

24.06
OK

Stablility check against bearing

About X axis
About Y axis

130 kPa
46 kPa
OK

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