NORTON UNIVERSITY Dept of Civil Engineering

Bored Pile Capacity Calculation ( Based on Dr. Lim Sok Tay's book )
I . Base Bearing Capacity
I . 1 Cohesive Soils (Clay)
b b b
q A Q Base capacity of pile:
( )

<
1
]
1

+

D L if
D
L
q
D L if N c q
b
cb ub b
3 6 / 1 1
3
2
3
Unit base capacity of pile:
kPa q
b
4000 ;
c
ux
24
48
96

,
: N
cx
6.5
8
9

,
:
INPUT: c
ub
300 : kPa
L 27 : m
D 1 : m
A
b
D
2
4
0.785 : m
2
W
p
25L
D
2
4
530.144 : kN
N
c
linterp c
ux
N
cx
, c
ub
,
( )
:
N
cb
N
c
6.5 N
c
9 if
"Error-Retry" N
c
6.5 < if
9 otherwise
: N
cb
9
Unit base capacity q
b
c
ub
N
cb

( )
L 3D if
2
3
1
1
6
L
D
+

,
c
ub
N
cb
L 3D < if
:
q
B
q
b
q
b
4000 if
4000 otherwise
:
OUTPUT: q
b
2700 kPa
q
B
2700 kPa
Base capacity of pile: Q
b
A
b
q
B
2120.575 : kN
Drilled Shaft Capacity Calculation 09-Nov-13 page: 1 Calculated by HOR Heak
NORTON UNIVERSITY Dept of Civil Engineering
I I . Skin Bearing Capacity
I I . 1 Skin Friction in Cohesive Soils (Clay)
u s
c f Unit skin friction:
Please see the following table for the value of and c
u
:
Table 1: Drilled shaft: Adhesion factor, (AASHTO, 1998 reported by Gunaratne, 2006)
Undrained strength,
u
s or
u
c (kPa) Undrained strength,
u
s or
u
c (kPa)
< 192 0.55 479 - 575 0.35
192 - 287 0.49 575 - 670 0.33
287 - 383 0.42 670 - 766 0.32
383 - 479 0.38 766 - 862 0.31
For the undrained strength
u
s > 862 kPa, it is treated as rock

INPUT: Layer of Clay 1 1.
c
u1
66 : kPa Table 1 gives
1
0.55 :
L
clay1
1 : m
m
2
A
sclay1
D L
clay1
3.142 :
OUTPUT: f
sclay1

1
c
u1
36.3 : kPa
f
sclay1
36.3 kPa
Skin friction of Clay1: Q
sclay1
A
sclay1
f
sclay1
114.04 : kN
INPUT: 2. Layer of Clay 2
c
u2
114 : kPa Table 1 gives
2
0.55 :
L
clay2
1.3 : m
A
sclay2
D L
clay2
4.084 : m
2
OUTPUT: f
sclay2

2
c
u2
62.7 : kPa
f
sclay2
62.7 kPa
Drilled Shaft Capacity Calculation 09-Nov-13 page: 2 Calculated by HOR Heak
NORTON UNIVERSITY Dept of Civil Engineering
Skin friction of Clay 2: Q
sclay2
A
sclay2
f
sclay2
256.071 : kN
INPUT: 3. Layer of Clay 3
c
u3
90.8 : kPa Table 1 gives
3
0.55 :
L
clay3
1.5 : m
A
sclay3
D L
clay3
4.712 : m
2
OUTPUT: f
sclay3

3
c
u3
49.94 : kPa
f
sclay3
49.94 kPa
Skin friction of Clay 3: Q
sclay3
A
sclay3
f
sclay3
235.337 : kN
INPUT: 4. Layer of Clay 4
c
u4
112.6 : kPa Table 1 gives
4
0.55 :
L
clay4
4.4 : m
A
sclay4
D L
clay4
13.823 : m
2
OUTPUT: f
sclay4

4
c
u4
61.93 : kPa
f
sclay4
61.93 kPa
Skin friction of Clay 4: Q
sclay4
A
sclay4
f
sclay4
856.059 : kN
INPUT: 5. Layer of Clay 5
c
u5
110 : kPa Table 1 gives
5
0.55 :
L
clay5
2.3 : m
A
sclay5
D L
clay5
7.226 : m
2
OUTPUT: f
sclay5

5
c
u5
60.5 : kPa
f
sclay5
60.5 kPa
Skin friction of Clay 5: Q
sclay5
A
sclay5
f
sclay5
437.153 : kN
INPUT: 6. Layer of Clay 6
c
u6
300 : kPa Table 1 gives
6
0.42 :
Drilled Shaft Capacity Calculation 09-Nov-13 page: 3 Calculated by HOR Heak
NORTON UNIVERSITY Dept of Civil Engineering
L
clay6
5.4 : m
A
sclay6
D L
clay6
16.965 : m
2
OUTPUT: f
sclay6

6
c
u6
126 : kPa
f
sclay6
126 kPa
Skin friction of Clay 4: Q
sclay6
A
sclay6
f
sclay6
2137.54 : kN
I I . 2 Skin Friction in Cohessionless Soils (Sand)
Summary of Formulae:
) (
tan 0
L z s s
v s
f f L z L
K f L z

<
< Unit skin friction:
where, L` =15 x Diameter
! = (3/4)"`
K = 1-sin"`
INPUT: 1. Layer of sand 1
L
sand1
11.1 : m p
sand1
D 3.142 : m
L'
sand1
15D 15 : m
'
sand1
42 : deg
sand1
3
4
'
sand1

180
0.55 :
tan
sand1
( )
0.613 K
sand1
1 sin '
sand1

180

,
0.331 :
At the TOP of sand l ayer 1: z =-13.5 m

w1
:

w1
10 kN/m
3

1_1
18 : kN/m
3

1_2
18.5 : kN/m
3

1_3
20.9 : kN/m
3

1_4
20.6 : kN/m
3

1_5
20.2 : kN/m
3

1_6
20 : kN/m
3

1_7
21 : kN/m
3

1_8
0 : kN/m
3

1_9
0 : kN/m
3

1_10
0 : kN/m
3
Drilled Shaft Capacity Calculation 09-Nov-13 page: 4 Calculated by HOR Heak
NORTON UNIVERSITY Dept of Civil Engineering
h
1_1
1.8 : m h
1_2
2.2 : m h
1_3
1.3 : m h
1_4
1.5 : m h
1_5
4.4 : m
h
1_6
2.3 : m h
1_7
0 : m h
1_8
0 : m h
1_9
0 : m h
1_10
0 : m

1

1_1
:
2

1_2

w1
:
3

1_3

w1
:
4

1_4

w1
:

5

1_5

w1
:
6

1_6

w1
:
7

1_7

w1
:
8

1_8

w1
:

9

1_9

w1
:
10

1_10

w1
:
'
vsand1_1

1
h
1_1

2
h
1_2
+
3
h
1_3
+
4
h
1_4
+
5
h
1_5
+
6
h
1_6
+
7
h
1_7
+
8
h
1_8
+
9
h
1_9
+ :
'
vsand1_1
149.05 kPa
f
ssand1_1
K
sand1
'
vsand1_1
tan
sand1
( )
: f
ssand1_1
30.221 kPa
At the BOTTOM of sand layer 1: z = -24.6 m

w1
:

w1
10 kN/m
3

1_1
18 : kN/m
3

1_2
18.5 : kN/m
3

1_3
20.9 : kN/m
3

1_4
20.6 : kN/m
3

1_5
20.2 : kN/m
3

1_6
20 : kN/m
3

1_7
21 : kN/m
3

1_8
0 : kN/m
3

1_9
0 : kN/m
3

1_10
0 : kN/m
3
h
1_1
1.8 : m h
1_2
2.2 : m h
1_3
1.3 : m h
1_4
1.5 : m h
1_5
4.4 : m
h
1_6
2.3 : m h
1_7
11.1 : m h
1_8
0 : m h
1_9
0 : m h
1_10
0 : m

1

1_1
:
2

1_2

w1
:
3

1_3

w1
:
4

1_4

w1
:

5

1_5

w1
:
6

1_6

w1
:
7

1_7

w1
:
8

1_8

w1
:

9

1_9

w1
:
10

1_10

w1
:
'
vsand1_2

1
h
1_1

2
h
1_2
+
3
h
1_3
+
4
h
1_4
+
5
h
1_5
+
6
h
1_6
+
7
h
1_7
+
8
h
1_8
+
9
h
1_9
+ :
'
vsand1_2
271.15 kPa
f
ssand1_2
K
sand1
'
vsand1_2
tan
sand1
( )
: f
ssand1_2
54.978 kPa
f
ssand1
0.5 L
sand1
f
ssand1_1
f
ssand1_2
+
( )
:
Drilled Shaft Capacity Calculation 09-Nov-13 page: 5 Calculated by HOR Heak
NORTON UNIVERSITY Dept of Civil Engineering
OUTPUT: f
ssand1
472.852 kPa
Skin friction of Sand 1: Q
ssand1
p
sand1
f
ssand1
1485.507 : kN
INPUT: 2. Layer of sand 2
L
sand2
0 : m p
sand2
D 3.142 : m
L'
sand2
15D 15 : m
'
sand2
42 : deg
sand2
3
4
'
sand2

180
0.55 :
tan
sand2
( )
0.613 K
sand2
1 sin '
sand2

180

,
0.331 :
At the TOP of sand l ayer 2: z =-13.5 m

w2
:

w2
10 kN/m
3

2_1
18 : kN/m
3

2_2
18.5 : kN/m
3

2_3
20.9 : kN/m
3

2_4
20.6 : kN/m
3

2_5
20.2 : kN/m
3

2_6
20 : kN/m
3

2_7
21 : kN/m
3

2_8
0 : kN/m
3

2_9
0 : kN/m
3

2_10
0 : kN/m
3
h
2_1
1.8 : m h
2_2
2.2 : m h
2_3
1.3 : m h
2_4
1.5 : m h
2_5
4.4 : m
h
2_6
2.3 : m h
2_7
11.1 : m h
2_8
0 : m h
2_9
0 : m h
2_10
0 : m

L1

2_1
:
L2

2_2

w2
:
L3

2_3

w2
:
L4

2_4

w2
:

L5

2_5

w2
:
L6

2_6

w2
:
L7

2_7

w2
:
L8

2_8

w2
:

L9

2_9

w2
:
L10

2_10

w2
:
'
vsand2_1

L1
h
2_1

L2
h
2_2
+
L3
h
2_3
+
L4
h
2_4
+
L5
h
2_5
+
L6
h
2_6
+
L7
h
2_7
+
L8
h
2_8
+ :
'
vsand2_1
271.15 kPa
f
ssand2_1
K
sand2
'
vsand2_1
tan
sand2
( )
:
Drilled Shaft Capacity Calculation 09-Nov-13 page: 6 Calculated by HOR Heak
NORTON UNIVERSITY Dept of Civil Engineering
f
ssand2_1
54.978 kPa
At the BOTTOM of sand layer 2: z = -24.6 m

w2
:

w2
10 kN/m
3

2_1
18 : kN/m
3

2_2
18.5 : kN/m
3

2_3
20.9 : kN/m
3

2_4
20.6 : kN/m
3

2_5
20.2 : kN/m
3

2_6
20 : kN/m
3

2_7
21 : kN/m
3

2_8
0 : kN/m
3

2_9
0 : kN/m
3

2_10
0 : kN/m
3
h
2_1
1.8 : m h
2_2
2.2 : m h
2_3
1.3 : m h
2_4
1.5 : m h
2_5
4.4 : m
h
2_6
2.3 : m h
2_7
11.1 : m h
2_8
0 : m h
2_9
0 : m h
2_10
0 : m

L1

2_1
:
L2

2_2

w2
:
L3

2_3

w2
:
L4

2_4

w2
:

L5

2_5

w2
:
L6

2_6

w2
:
L7

2_7

w2
:
L8

2_8

w2
:

L9

2_9

w2
:
L10

2_10

w2
:
'
vsand2_2

L1
h
2_1

L2
h
2_2
+
L3
h
2_3
+
L4
h
2_4
+
L5
h
2_5
+
L6
h
2_6
+
L7
h
2_7
+
L8
h
2_8
+ :
'
vsand2_2
271.15 kPa
f
ssand2_2
K
sand2
'
vsand2_2
tan
sand2
( )
: f
ssand2_2
54.978 kPa
f
ssand2
0.5 L
sand2
f
ssand2_1
f
ssand2_2
+
( )
:
OUTPUT: f
ssand2
0 kPa
Skin friction of Sand 2:
Q
ssand2
p
sand2
f
ssand2
0 : kN
OUTPUT:
Total Skin friction:
Q
s
Q
sclay1
Q
sclay2
+ Q
sclay3
+ Q
sclay4
+ Q
sclay5
+ Q
sclay6
+ Q
ssand1
+ Q
ssand2
+ 5521.706 : kN
Base Capacity:
Q
b
2120.575 kN
Drilled Shaft Capacity Calculation 09-Nov-13 page: 7 Calculated by HOR Heak
NORTON UNIVERSITY Dept of Civil Engineering
Weight of Pile:
W
p
530.144 kN
Preferred Safety Factor:
F
s
2.5 :
Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Pile:
Q
ult
Q
s
Q
b
+ W
p
7112.138 : kN
Allowable Bearing Capacity of Pile:
Q
all
Q
s
Q
b
+
F
s
W
p
2526.769 : kN
Drilled Shaft Capacity Calculation 09-Nov-13 page: 8 Calculated by HOR Heak
NORTON UNIVERSITY Dept of Civil Engineering
IMPORTANT NOTES:
9 96
8 48
5 . 6 24



c u
c u
c u
N kPa c
N kPa c
N kPa c
A
b
= Area of pile base (m
2
)
q
b
= Unit base resistance of pile (kPa)
c
ub
= Mean undrained shear strength of clay within 2 Dimeters below tip of pile (kPa)
N
cb
= Bearing capacity factor at base
L = Length of pile (m)
D = Diameter of pile (m)
W
p
= Weight of pile
THIS COLOUR = Data To Be Entered
THIS COLOUR = Important Result
Ax
m
13.64
18.04

,
: Ay
m
1228.55
1629.64

,
:
Louver
material
linterp Ax
m
Ay
m
, 27.3 ,
( )
2473.752 :
Ax
l
13.64
18.04

,
: Ay
l
307.14
407.41

,
:
Louver
labor
linterp Ax
l
Ay
l
, 21.35 ,
( )
482.84 :
Ax
e
13.64
18.04

,
: Ay
e
221.14
293.34

,
:
Louver
expenses
linterp Ax
e
Ay
e
, 21.35 ,
( )
347.654 :
Drilled Shaft Capacity Calculation 09-Nov-13 page: 9 Calculated by HOR Heak
NORTON UNIVERSITY Dept of Civil Engineering
IMPORTANT NOTES:
f
s
= Unit skin friction (kPa)
= Adhesion factor
c
u
= Undrained shear strength (kPa)
L
clay(i)
= Thickness of the i
th
clay layer
Drilled Shaft Capacity Calculation 09-Nov-13 page: 10 Calculated by HOR Heak
NORTON UNIVERSITY Dept of Civil Engineering
IMPORTANT NOTES:
z = The coordinate axis along the depth direction (m)
L` = Critical depth = 15D
K = Coefficient of lateral earth pressure
#`
v
= Vertical effective stress at the depth under consideration (kPa)
! = Frictional angle between soil and pile material = (3/4)"`
"` = Angle of internal friction of soil before installing pile (deg)
L
sand(i)
= Thickness of the i
th
sand layer (m)
p = The perimeter of pile (m)
Drilled Shaft Capacity Calculation 09-Nov-13 page: 11 Calculated by HOR Heak
NORTON UNIVERSITY Dept of Civil Engineering
IMPORTANT NOTES:
h
i
= Thickness of i
th
layer of soils
1_9

10
h
1_10
+
1_9

10
h
1_10
+
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NORTON UNIVERSITY Dept of Civil Engineering
2_8

L9
h
2_9
+
L10
h
2_10
+
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NORTON UNIVERSITY Dept of Civil Engineering
2_8

L9
h
2_9
+
L10
h
2_10
+
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