DESIGN OF BULLAH PILE PENETRATING IN SANDY SOIL AT ABUTMENT LOCATION OF MINOR BRIDGE KM 451+533

1. STRUCTURAL CHECK
A
L1 (m) 0 ꝩ = 16 kN/cum
L2 (m) 3 L1 (m)= 0 c' = 0 kN/cum
ꝩ (kN/cum) 16 Water Level σ'1 C Φ' = 30 degrees
ꝩsat (kN/cum) 19.2
ꝩw (kN/cum) 9.81
Φ' (degrees) 30 ꝩsat = 19.2 kN/cum
Ka = tan(45-Φ'/2)^2 0.333 L2 (m) = 3 c' = 0 kN/cum
Kp = tan(45+Φ'/2)^2 3.00 Φ' = 32 degrees
σ'1 (kN/sqm) = ꝩL1Ka 0.000 P
σ'2 (kN/sqm) = (ꝩL1 + ꝩ'L2)K 9.390
L3 (m) = σ'2/ꝩ'(Kp-K 0.375 Dredge Line σ'2 D z
P (kN/m) = Area of ACDE 15.846
ΣM (kN-m) 19.807 L3 (m) = 0.375
z (m) 1.250 E
σ'5 (kN/sqm) = (ꝩL1 + ꝩ'L2)K 93.900
A1 = 3.750 D Mmax = 31.69125 (kN/m per m)
A2 5.063 F"
A3 23.730 L4 (m) = 2.638 ꝩsat = 19.2 kN/cum
A4 19.400 F c' = 0 kN/cum
L4 (m) 2.63761 i.e 2.80 L5 (m) = 0.703 Φ' = 32 degrees
G
f(x) L4^4+A1L4^3-A2L4^2-A3L4-A4 H σ'3 B σ'4
f'(x) 4L4^3+3A1L4^2-2A2L4-A3

σ'3 (kN/sqm) 70.112

σ'4 (kN/sqm) 164.012
L5 (m) 0.70314171
So, D theory (m) 3.175
D (m) (increasing 30%) 4.128
Length of Pile (m) 7.200 ….(i)
2. HYDROLOGICAL CHECK

Water Level 35.00 m

Bottom of PCC Level of Abutment 32.30 m
h (Water Head) 2.70 m
Existing GL at Abutment 35.30 m
ꝩ'
(Submerged Unit Weight) 0.92 t/cum
ꝩw 1.00 t/cum
ic (Critical Hydraulic Gradient) 0.92
L (calculated as per ic) 2.93 m
Level of L 29.37 m
Design Length of Pile 5.63 m ….(ii)
Depth of Bullah Pile= (Maximum of (i) & (ii) ) 7.20 m
So depth of bullah pile considered= 8 m