PILECAP DESIGN FOR 3 PILES WITH A SINGLE COLUMN

THICKNESS OF PILECAP (T) = 0.70 m

CLEAR COVER = 0.075 m
WIDTH OF COLUMN (b) = 0.30 m
DEPTH OF COLUMN (d) = 0.60 m
fck FOR PILECAP = 25 MPa
fy FOR PILECAP = 415 MPa
THICKNESS OF SOIL LAYER ABOVE PILECA = 0.70 m
UNIT WEIGHT OF SOIL ABOVE PILECAP = 18.00 kN/m3
CLEAR CANTILEVER FROM PILE = 0.20 m
DIAMETER OF PILES = 0.40 m
AREA OF PILECAP = 3.05 m2
UNFACTORED REACTIONS AT COLUMN BASE
COLUMN Fy (kN) Fx (kN) Fz (kN) Mx (kN.m) Mz (kN.m)
82 461.95 -7.52 64.40 -172.70 -2.30

Y
0.7

2.00

0.40
1 0.3 2 0.8
0.35

0.6 C
1.84

rzi

0.8 rxi

COLUMN C
MOMENT DUE TO SHEAR AT PILECAP BASE (MX') 45.08 kN.m
MOMENT DUE TO SHEAR AT PILECAP BASE (MZ') 5.26 kN.m
TOTAL BENDING MOMENT (MX) -127.62 kN.m
TOTAL BENDING MOMENT (MZ) 2.96 kN.m
TOTAL VERTICAL UNFACTORED FORCE 553.90 kN
PILE NO. rxi (m) rxi2 rzi (m) rzi2 FINAL FORCES
IN PILE (kN)
1 0.600 0.36 0.346 0.12 121
2 0.600 0.36 0.346 0.12 126
3 0.000 0.00 0.693 0.48 307
rxi2 = 0.72 rzi2 = 0.72

1 2

121 kN 126 kN
X

Z
307 kN

MAXIMUM ULTIMATE BENDING MOMENT (MUX) = 319 kN.m

MAXIMUM ULTIMATE BENDING MOMENT (MUZ) = 113 kN.m
EFFECTIVE DEPTH ALONG-X DIRECTION = 0.617 m
EFFECTIVE DEPTH ALONG-Z DIRECTION = 0.601 m

X-DIRECTION
Ast REQUIRED = 517 mm2
MIN. Ast REQUIRED = 1011 mm2
DIA. OF MAIN BARS = 16 mm
DIA. OF DISTRIBUTION BARS = 12 mm
REQUIRED NO. OF MAIN BARS IN GIVEN WIDTH = 5
PROVIDED NO. OF MAIN BARS IN GIVEN WIDTH = 7
REQUIRED SPACING OF DISTRIBUTION BARS = 151 mm
PROVIDED SPACING OF DIST. BARS = 150 mm

Z-DIRECTION
Ast REQUIRED = 1557 mm2
MIN. Ast REQUIRED = 985 mm2
DIA. OF MAIN BARS = 16 mm
DIA. OF DISTRIBUTION BARS = 12 mm
REQUIRED NO. OF MAIN BARS IN GIVEN WIDTH = 8
PROVIDED NO. OF MAIN BARS IN GIVEN WIDTH = 8
REQUIRED SPACING OF DISTRIBUTION BARS = 156 mm
PROVIDED SPACING OF DIST. BARS = 150 mm
CHECK FOR SHEAR

ONE-WAY SHEAR

ALONG-X

MAXIMUM ULTIMATE SHEAR (VU) = 189 kN

ULTIMATE SHEAR STRESS (u) = 0.38 N/mm2
pt OF STEEL PROVIDED = 0.29 %
TOTAL SHEAR STRESS RESISTED BY SECTION = 1.41 N/mm2
DESIGN FOR SHEAR IS NOT REQUIRED IN X-DIRECTION.

ALONG-Z

MAXIMUM ULTIMATE SHEAR AT CRITICAL SECTION (VU= 461 kN

ULTIMATE SHEAR STRESS (u) = 0.96 N/mm2
pt OF STEEL PROVIDED = 0.33 %
TOTAL SHEAR STRESS RESISTED BY SECTION = 1.18 N/mm2
DESIGN FOR SHEAR IS NOT REQUIRED IN Z-DIRECTION.

SIDE FACE REINFORCEMENT

AREA REQUIRED FOR SIDE FACE REINFORCEMENT = 560 mm2
DIAMETER OF SIDE FACE REINFORCEMENT = 12 mm
SPACING REQUIRED = 125 mm
SPACING PROVIDED = 125 mm