Geotechnical Design of Piled Foundations
Geotechnical Design of Piled Foundations
This report covers the preliminary design of a piled foundation for a new apartment building.
The building is situated on a soil stratum which is comprised of a soft clay layer 4.1m thick, underlaid
by a gravel layer 3.2m thick, underlaid by a lower clay layer. The ground water conditions are
hydrostatic, and the ground water table is located 4.5m below the ground level, so 0.4m into the
gravel layer.
The preliminary design is based on a vertical load on the heaviest loaded pile to determine the load
carrying capacity of 2no. piles designed to lower and upper bound soil strength parameters for
varied pile lengths, and their expected load settlement performance.
A comparison and discussion is presented following the design of the 2 piles, with varied lengths
which provides commentary on the implications of using the lower and upper bound strength
parameters.
The pile design carried out is compliant with Eurocode 7 – Geotechnical Design.
1. Executive Summary
Design loading:
1. DA1 – C1 = 1161 kN
2. DA1 – C2 = 860 kN
Design Resistance:
1. DA1 – C1 = 1322 kN
2. DA1 – C2 = 924 kN
Predicted Settlement:
Pile testing requirements: minimum 1% of constructed piles are to be tested to loads not less than
1.5 times the design load.
Driven piles are beneficial in being prefabricated offsite and installed by being driven into the soil.
This reduces the requirement for excavation by augering and typically provides higher structural
capacities.
The chosen pile was a CFA pile as although the pile is to be founded in the stiff clay layer to the
bottom on the stratum, the pile will dissect a layer of granular soil. Bored piles are less effective in
granular soil conditions unless a CFA pile is used where the hollow shaft can provide support the
excavated shaft during the drilling and until the concreting has occurred and the auger can be
extracted. As the site space constraints are unknown a CFA pile system will be proposed for the
foundation scheme as opposed to a driven or bored pile system.
For the initial pile design a series of pile lengths were analysed ranging from 10m to 20m for both
upper and lower bound soil strength parameters.
1.3 Pile load testing requirements
As the chosen pile for the preliminary design were CFA piles, the load testing has been set to be
carried out on more than 1% of constructed piles to loads not less than 1.5 times the design load.
Hence piles are required to be tested with a test load of 1290 kN.
Lower Upper
Bulk
Layer Bound Bound Soil
Weight
Thickness Cu Cu Stiffness Eu
Density
value value
4.1 10 33 19.5 Eu = 100 Cu
Table 1 - Firm to stiff clay layer properties
Gravel Layer
Lower
Upper Bulk
Bound Soil Stiffness
Bound Weight
Cu Eu
Cu value Density
value
65 6 108 10 21.4 250 Cu
Table 3 - Stiff clay layer soil properties
2. Analysis
The pile analysis has been carried out using Oasys Pile software.
The following safety factors for combination 1 and combination 2 are applied given a CFA pile design
to Eurocode 7:
Design approach 1 of the UK National Annes provides 2 loading combinations which are to be
satisfied by the upper and lower bound values of soil strength parameters. This is given by:
The upper bound and lower bound soil strength parameters given in the coursework spreadsheet
are defined in figure 4 below.
The Adhesion factor for the base of the stiff clay layer is calculated by using the second equation
shown in Figure 6. For the lower bound values, the soil strength (Cu) value at the top of the stiff clay
layer is 65 kPa, and the rigid boundary is assumed to be 40m below ground level the soil strength at
the base of the stiff clay layer is calculated to be 261.2 kPa. For the upper bound values, the soil
strength at the top of the stiff clay layer is given as 108 kPa and is calculated to be 435 kPa at the
base of the layer.
Combination
Pile Design with least Factored
Level length resistance resistance # load*
DA1-C1 DA1-C2 DA1-C1 DA1-C2
[mOD] [m] [kN] [kN] [kN] [kN]
90 10 721.01 493.53 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
89 11 824.74 566.03 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
88 12 934.98 643.18 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
87 13 1051.7 724.98 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
86 14 1175 811.42 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
85 15 1304.7 902.52 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
84 16 1441 998.26 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
83 17 1583.8 1098.6 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
82 18 1733.1 1203.7 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
81 19 1888.8 1313.4 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
80 20 2051.1 1427.7 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
Table 4 - Pile Capacities for 10 - 20m lengths (Upper Bound)
Combination
Pile Design with least Factored
Level length resistance resistance # load*
DA1-C1 DA1-C2 DA1-C1 DA1-C2
[mOD] [m] [kN] [kN] [kN] [kN]
90 10 619 429.22 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
89 11 703.09 488.33 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
88 12 792.64 551.34 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
87 13 887.64 618.25 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
86 14 988.1 689.05 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
85 15 1094 763.74 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
84 16 1205.4 842.33 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
83 17 1322.2 924.81 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
82 18 1444.4 1011.2 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
81 19 1572.2 1101.5 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
80 20 1705.3 1195.6 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
Table 5 - Pile Capacities for 10 - 20m lengths (Lower Bound)
The total end bearing, QB is given by multiplying the unit end bearing by cross sectional area of the
pile base.
90
88
86
Level (mOD)
84
82
80
78
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
Design Resistance (kN)
DA1-C1 DA1-C2
90
88
86
Level (mOD)
84
82
80
78
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Design Resistance (kN)
DA1-C1 DA1-C2
There are several methods of carrying out a pile settlement analysis. Namely:
1. Observational method – by back analysis of actual pile load tests carried out. This was the
most used methods proposed by Fleming in 1992. By calculating the total skin friction and
total end bearing a predicted pile load-settlement curve can be produced.
2. Analytical methods – these include the Randolph and Worth approach, the Mindlin method
and Castelli and Motta method.
An analytical method will be used for the settlement analysis – namely the Mindlin method – as it
incorporates a more complex approach of determining load settlement through the use of integrals
and finite difference techniques which requires software analysis. The pile is divided into a series of
individual elements and the stresses acting on each section or the pile and soil are considered to give
a more accurate analysis of settlement.
The pile settlement check is a serviceability check so the applied load taken will the unfactored (SLS)
loading of 860 kN. A successful pile settlement should be around 3mm – 5mm of settlement.
The Poisson’s ratio for stiff to soft clays is between 0.2 – 0.45, therefore a value of 0.3 has been used
for this analysis.
The young’s modulus (Eu) increases with depth in the bottom stiff clay layer, therefore average
Young’s modulus in the stiff clay layer has been used for this analysis.
3
Settlement (mm)
0.5
1.5
Settlement (mm)
2.5
3.5
4.5
The soil stiffness is the key factor in influencing the pile performance in both loading conditions.
Due to the minimal difference in lengths of piles obtained from the preliminary design, it may be
beneficial to proceed with the pile design using the lower bound soil parameters as this is a more
conservative foundation approach with a 13% increase in in material use and cost from using upper
bound design values.
Further investigation can be carried out to refine the soil strength parameters to reiterate the design
and increase the efficiency of the piled.
This table shows the expected settlement of the piles increasing with each incremental increase in
load applied.
For the 17m pile designed to the lower bound soil parameters the total displacement experienced as
5.88mm. Whereas for the 15m pile designed to the upper bound soil parameters had a predicted
settlement of 4.16mm. Both of these values fall around the range of the acceptable settlement of a
pile. Using the lower bound parameter results in a higher settlement as the soil strength is taken to
be much weaker. Pile load testing will be necessary to ensure the piles do not settle past the
predictions.
4. References
2. J.A. Knappett, R.F Craig (2012). Craig’s Soil Mechanics. Part 2: Applications in geotechnical
engineering.
(Accessed 13th April 2023)
Analysis Options
START_TABLE
Design approach:
DA1(C1 + C2)
Pile type: CFA
Model factor: 1.4
Partial factor on negative
1 skin friction - Set A1:
Partial factor on negative
1 skin friction - Set A2:
Serviceability
Yesverified by load tests (preliminary/working) carried out on more than 1% of constructed piles to loads not less than 1.5 times the representative load for which t
Resistance verified
No by a maintained load test taken to the calculated, unfactored, ultimate resistance?
Is BS8004 SLSNocheck enabled?
Is pile capacity
No limited by pile material compressive strength?
Pile materialGrade
compressive
based strength calculation type
Limiting pile material0compressive strength[kPa]
Datum typeElevation based
Effective stress
Calculated
profile
END_TABLE
Pile Properties
START_TABLE
Pile type Solid
Material type
Concrete
Concrete code
EN 1992-1-1:2004 Eurocode 2
Concrete grade
C25/30
Concrete capacity factor
0.3
Pile cross-section
Circular
Under-reamNo
Calculation Range
profile
Minimum pile10.000
length
m
Maximum pile20.000
length
m
Increment size 1
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Cross-section
Number of cross
Top Diameter
sections
Second Diameter
Second location
Diameter
Third Diameter
Third location
Diameter
[m] [m] [m] [m] [m]
Cross-section 1 1 0.5
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Bulk unit weight
Cu material
Topfactor
Cu Base Cu
[kN/m³] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Firm to Stiff Clay 19.5 NA 10 10
2 Stiff Clay 21.4 NA 65 261.2
3 Rigid Boundary 21.4 NA 261.2 261.2
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Skin frictionAlpha
computation
q&/s; q&/"s lim";
Top Base Spec. Value
[kPa] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Firm to StiffAlpha
Clay specified 1 NA NA No NA
2 Stiff Clay Alpha specified 0.81 NA NA No NA
3 Rigid Boundary
Alpha specified 0.35 NA NA No NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
End bearingNc computation
q&/b; q&/"b lim";
Top Base Spec. Value
[kPa] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Firm to StiffNc
Clay
specified 9 NA NA No NA
2 Stiff Clay Nc specified 9 NA NA No NA
3 Rigid Boundary
Nc specified 9 NA NA No NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Qs factors Nc factorsQb factors
M1 M2 M1 M2 M1 M2
1 Firm to StiffN.A.
Clay N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
2 Stiff Clay N.A. N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
3 Rigid Boundary
N.A. N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Bulk unit weight
Tan(d) material factor
[kN/m³]
1 Gravel Layer 21.2 NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Skin frictionBeta
computation
Delta (d) Coefficientq&/s;
of earth pressure
q&/"s K lim";
Top Base Spec. Value
[deg] [kPa] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Gravel LayerEarth pressure
NA 21.75 2 NA NA No NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
End bearingNq
computation
Phi' PhiD Phicv' Id q&/b; q&/"b lim"; Nq-Phi curves
Top Base Spec. Value
[deg] [deg] [deg] [kPa] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Gravel LayerNq specified 19 NA NA NA NA NA NA No NA NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Qs factors Nq factorsQb factors
M1 M2 M1 M2 M1 M2
1 Gravel LayerN.A. N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
END_TABLE
Groundwater
START_TABLE
No. Level Pressure Unit weight of water
[m] [kPa] [kN/m³]
1 95.5 0 10
END_TABLE
Soil Profiles
START_TABLE
No. Level Material description
Contributes to negative skin friction
[mOD]
1 100 Firm to StiffNo
Clay
2 95.9 Gravel LayerNo
3 92.7 Stiff Clay No
4 60 Rigid Boundary
No
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Soil Profile Groundwater
1 Soil Profile 1Groundwater Profile 1
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Applied Prescribed soil
Load factor
load displacement
A1 A2
[mOD] [kN] [mm]
100 860 0 1.35 1
END_TABLE
CAPACITY RESULTS
DA1 C1
START_TABLE
Shaft resistance factor
1 for set R1 (Compression):
Base resistance factor1 for set R1:
Shaft resistance factor
1 for set R1 (Tension):
END_TABLE
DA1 C2
START_TABLE
Shaft resistance factor
1.4 for set R4 (Compression):
Base resistance factor
1.7 for set R4:
Shaft resistance factor
1.7 for set R4 (Tension):
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Model factor: 1.4
END_TABLE
Stress Profiles
START_TABLE
Level * Density UndrainedNqCohesion Total vertical
Porewater
stress Effective
pressure vertical
Effective
stress
horizontal
Cumulative
stress*
skin friction
per unit perimeter
[mOD] [kN/m³] [kPa] [kPa] [kPa] [kPa] [kPa] [kN/m]
100 H 19.5 10 N.A. 0 0 0 NA 0
95.9 - 19.5 10 N.A. 79.95 0 79.95 NA 41
95.9 - 21.2 0 19 79.95 0 79.95 159.9 41
95.5 - 21.2 0 19 88.43 0 88.43 176.86 67.871
92.7 - 21.2 0 19 147.79 28 119.79 239.58 300.47
92.7 - 21.4 65 N.A. 147.79 28 119.79 NA 300.47
90 T 21.4 81.2 N.A. 205.57 55 150.57 NA 460.34
89 T 21.4 87.2 N.A. 226.97 65 161.97 NA 528.54
88 T 21.4 93.2 N.A. 248.37 75 173.37 NA 601.6
87 T 21.4 99.2 N.A. 269.77 85 184.77 NA 679.53
86 T 21.4 105.2 N.A. 291.17 95 196.17 NA 762.31
85 T 21.4 111.2 N.A. 312.57 105 207.57 NA 849.95
84 T 21.4 117.2 N.A. 333.97 115 218.97 NA 942.45
83 T 21.4 123.2 N.A. 355.37 125 230.37 NA 1039.8
82 T 21.4 129.2 N.A. 376.77 135 241.77 NA 1142
81 T 21.4 135.2 N.A. 398.17 145 253.17 NA 1249.1
80 T 21.4 141.2 N.A. 419.57 155 264.57 NA 1361.1
END_TABLE
* Annotation:
H: Pile head location
T: Pile toe locations corresponding to different pile lengths
* Effective horizontal stress not calculated for "Total Stress" materials and for Beta Method.
Cross-section 1 results:
Results - Compression
START_TABLE
Level Pile length Design resistance
Combination
Factored
with least
load*
resistance #
DA1-C1 DA1-C2 DA1-C1 DA1-C2
[mOD] [m] [kN] [kN] [kN] [kN]
90 10 619 429.22 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
89 11 703.09 488.33 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
88 12 792.64 551.34 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
87 13 887.64 618.25 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
86 14 988.1 689.05 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
85 15 1094 763.74 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
84 16 1205.4 842.33 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
83 17 1322.2 924.81 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
82 18 1444.4 1011.2 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
81 19 1572.2 1101.5 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
80 20 1705.3 1195.6 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
END_TABLE
# Limiting criteria :
1 : DA1 C1
2 : DA1 C2
*(C)-> Compression load, (T)-> Tension load
Note: Design resistance does not include any consideration of negative skin friction.
Nq Calculation Details
There are no pile toe levels in any drained material(with Berezantzev/Bolton option) in the given soil profile.
There are no pile toe levels in any drained material(with Berezantzev/Bolton option) in the given soil profile.
Results - Tension
Note - The weight of the pile has not been included in the factored load.
# Limiting criteria :
1 : DA1 C1 [Shaft Tension]
2 : DA1 C2 [Shaft Tension]
*(C)-> Compression load, (T)-> Tension load
Note: Design resistance does not include any consideration of negative skin friction.
Oasys Ltd.
Analysis Options
START_TABLE
Design approach:
DA1(C1 + C2)
Pile type: CFA
Model factor: 1.4
Partial factor on negative
1 skin friction - Set A1:
Partial factor on negative
1 skin friction - Set A2:
Serviceability
Yesverified by load tests (preliminary/working) carried out on more than 1% of constructed piles to loads not less than 1.5 times the representative load for which they ar
Resistance verified
No by a maintained load test taken to the calculated, unfactored, ultimate resistance?
Is BS8004 SLSNocheck enabled?
Is pile capacity
No limited by pile material compressive strength?
Pile materialGrade
compressive
based strength calculation type
Limiting pile material0compressive strength[kPa]
Datum typeElevation based
Effective stress
Calculated
profile
END_TABLE
Pile Properties
START_TABLE
Pile type Solid
Material type
Concrete
Concrete code
EN 1992-1-1:2004 Eurocode 2
Concrete grade
C25/30
Concrete capacity factor
0.3
Pile cross-section
Circular
Under-reamNo
Calculation Range
profile
Minimum pile10.000
length
m
Maximum pile20.000
length
m
Increment size 1
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Cross-section
Number of cross
Top Diameter
sections
Second Diameter
Secondlocation
Diameter
Third Diameter
Thirdlocation
Diameter
[m] [m] [m] [m] [m]
Cross-section 1 1 0.5
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Bulk unit weight
Cu materialTop
factor
Cu Base Cu
[kN/m³] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Firm to Stiff Clay 19.5 NA 10 10
2 Stiff Clay 21.4 NA 108 435
3 Rigid Boundary 21.4 NA 435 435
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Skin frictionAlpha
computation
q&/s; q&/"s lim";
Top Base Spec. Value
[kPa] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Firm to StiffAlpha
Clay specified 1 NA NA No NA
2 Stiff Clay Alpha specified 0.58 NA NA No NA
3 Rigid Boundary
Alpha specified 0.35 NA NA No NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
End bearingNccomputation
q&/b; q&/"b lim";
Top Base Spec. Value
[kPa] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Firm to StiffNc
Clay
specified 9 NA NA No NA
2 Stiff Clay Nc specified 9 NA NA No NA
3 Rigid Boundary
Nc specified 9 NA NA No NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Qs factors Nc factors Qb factors
M1 M2 M1 M2 M1 M2
1 Firm to StiffN.A.
Clay N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
2 Stiff Clay N.A. N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
3 Rigid Boundary
N.A. N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Bulk unit weight
Tan(d) material factor
[kN/m³]
1 Gravel Layer 21.2 NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Skin frictionBeta
computation
Delta (d) Coefficient of
q&/s;
earth pressure
q&/"sK lim";
Top Base Spec. Value
[deg] [kPa] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Gravel LayerEarth pressure
NA 21.75 2 NA NA No NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
End bearingNq
computation
Phi' PhiD Phicv' Id q&/b; q&/"b lim"; Nq-Phi curves
Top Base Spec. Value
[deg] [deg] [deg] [kPa] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Gravel LayerNq specified 19 NA NA NA NA NA NA No NA NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Qs factors Nq factors Qb factors
M1 M2 M1 M2 M1 M2
1 Gravel LayerN.A. N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Level Pressure Unit weight of water
[m] [kPa] [kN/m³]
1 95.5 0 10
END_TABLE
Soil Profiles
START_TABLE
No. Level Material description
Contributes to negative skin friction
[mOD]
1 100 Firm to StiffNo
Clay
2 95.9 Gravel LayerNo
3 92.7 Stiff Clay No
4 60 Rigid Boundary
No
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Soil Profile Groundwater
1 Soil Profile 1Groundwater Profile 1
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Applied Prescribed soil
Load factor
load displacement
A1 A2
[mOD] [kN] [mm]
100 860 0 1.35 1
END_TABLE
CAPACITY RESULTS
DA1 C1
START_TABLE
Shaft resistance factor
1 for set R1 (Compression):
Base resistance factor1 for set R1:
Shaft resistance factor
1 for set R1 (Tension):
END_TABLE
DA1 C2
START_TABLE
Shaft resistance factor
1.4 for set R4 (Compression):
Base resistance factor
1.7 for set R4:
Shaft resistance factor
1.7 for set R4 (Tension):
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Model factor: 1.4
END_TABLE
Stress Profiles
Soil Profile 1: Soil Profile 1
START_TABLE
Level * Density Undrained Cohesion
Nq Total vertical
Porewater
stress pressure
Effective vertical stress Effective horizontal
Cumulative
stress*
skin friction
per unit perimeter
[mOD] [kN/m³] [kPa] [kPa] [kPa] [kPa] [kPa] [kN/m]
100 H 19.5 10 N.A. 0 0 0 NA 0
95.9 - 19.5 10 N.A. 79.95 0 79.95 NA 41
95.9 - 21.2 0 19 79.95 0 79.95 159.9 41
95.5 - 21.2 0 19 88.43 0 88.43 176.86 67.871
92.7 - 21.2 0 19 147.79 28 119.79 239.58 300.47
92.7 - 21.4 108 N.A. 147.79 28 119.79 NA 300.47
90 T 21.4 135 N.A. 205.57 55 150.57 NA 490.74
89 T 21.4 145 N.A. 226.97 65 161.97 NA 571.94
88 T 21.4 155 N.A. 248.37 75 173.37 NA 658.94
87 T 21.4 165 N.A. 269.77 85 184.77 NA 751.74
86 T 21.4 175 N.A. 291.17 95 196.17 NA 850.34
85 T 21.4 185 N.A. 312.57 105 207.57 NA 954.74
84 T 21.4 195 N.A. 333.97 115 218.97 NA 1064.9
83 T 21.4 205 N.A. 355.37 125 230.37 NA 1180.9
82 T 21.4 215 N.A. 376.77 135 241.77 NA 1302.7
81 T 21.4 225 N.A. 398.17 145 253.17 NA 1430.3
80 T 21.4 235 N.A. 419.57 155 264.57 NA 1563.7
END_TABLE
* Annotation:
H: Pile head location
T: Pile toe locations corresponding to different pile lengths
* Effective horizontal stress not calculated for "Total Stress" materials and for Beta Method.
Cross-section 1 results:
Results - Compression
START_TABLE
Level Pile length Design resistance
CombinationFactored
with least
load*
resistance #
DA1-C1 DA1-C2 DA1-C1 DA1-C2
[mOD] [m] [kN] [kN] [kN] [kN]
90 10 721.01 493.53 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
89 11 824.74 566.03 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
88 12 934.98 643.18 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
87 13 1051.7 724.98 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
86 14 1175 811.42 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
85 15 1304.7 902.52 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
84 16 1441 998.26 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
83 17 1583.8 1098.6 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
82 18 1733.1 1203.7 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
81 19 1888.8 1313.4 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
80 20 2051.1 1427.7 2 1161.0(C) 860.00(C)
END_TABLE
# Limiting criteria :
1 : DA1 C1
2 : DA1 C2
*(C)-> Compression load, (T)-> Tension load
Note: Design resistance does not include any consideration of negative skin friction.
Nq Calculation Details
There are no pile toe levels in any drained material(with Berezantzev/Bolton option) in the given soil profile.
There are no pile toe levels in any drained material(with Berezantzev/Bolton option) in the given soil profile.
Results - Tension
Note - The weight of the pile has not been included in the factored load.
# Limiting criteria :
1 : DA1 C1 [Shaft Tension]
2 : DA1 C2 [Shaft Tension]
*(C)-> Compression load, (T)-> Tension load
Note: Design resistance does not include any consideration of negative skin friction.
Oasys Ltd.
Analysis Options
START_TABLE
Datum typeElevation based
Effective stress
Calculated
profile
Rigid boundary
60.000
level
mOD
Poisson's ratio of soil
0.3
Young's modulus
[Link]
soil above toe level of pile
Young's modulus
[Link]
soil below toe level of pile
Number of pile elements
15
Increment type:
Loads only
Number of load increments
100
Increment results
10 increments
would be printed once every
Include effect
Yesof soil above pile base in base displacement calculation
END_TABLE
Pile Properties
START_TABLE
Pile type Solid
Material typeConcrete
Concrete codeEN 1992-1-1:2004 Eurocode 2
Concrete grade
C25/30
Concrete capacity factor
0.3
Pile cross-section
Circular
Under-reamNo
Use differentNovalues of Young's modulus for compression and tension
Young's modulus
20.000E+6
of pile
kPa
Is fixed headNoboundary condition active?
Calculation Single
profile
Pile length 15.000 m
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Cross-section
Number of cross
Top Diameter
sections
Second Diameter
Secondlocation
Diameter
Third Diameter
Thirdlocation
Diameter
[m] [m] [m] [m] [m]
Cross-section 1 1 0.5
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Bulk unit weight
Cu materialTop
factor
Cu Base Cu
[kN/m³] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Firm to Stiff Clay 19.5 NA 10 10
2 Stiff Clay 21.4 NA 65 261.2
3 Rigid Boundary 21.4 NA 261.2 261.2
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
End bearingNccomputation
q&/b; q&/"b lim";
Top Base Spec. Value
[kPa] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Firm to StiffNc
Clay
specified 9 NA NA No NA
2 Stiff Clay Nc specified 9 NA NA No NA
3 Rigid Boundary
Nc specified 9 NA NA No NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Qs factors Nc factors Qb factors
M1 M2 M1 M2 M1 M2
1 Firm to StiffN.A.
Clay N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
2 Stiff Clay N.A. N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
3 Rigid Boundary
N.A. N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Bulk unit weight
Tan(d) material factor
[kN/m³]
1 Gravel Layer 21.2 NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Skin frictionBeta
computation
Delta (d) Coefficient of
q&/s;
earth pressure
q&/"s K lim";
Top Base Spec. Value
[deg] [kPa] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Gravel LayerEarth pressure
NA 21.75 2 NA NA No NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
End bearingNq
computation
Phi' PhiD Phicv' Id q&/b; q&/"b lim"; Nq-Phi curves
Top Base Spec. Value
[deg] [deg] [deg] [kPa] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Gravel LayerNq specified 19 NA NA NA NA NA NA No NA NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Qs factors Nq factors Qb factors
M1 M2 M1 M2 M1 M2
1 Gravel LayerN.A. N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Maximum number 1000
of iterations
Tolerance for
0.010000
displacement
mm
Tolerance for
1.0000
skin friction
kPa
Damping coefficient 1
END_TABLE
Groundwater
START_TABLE
No. Level Pressure Unit weight of water
[m] [kPa] [kN/m³]
1 95.5 0 10
END_TABLE
Soil Profiles
START_TABLE
No. Level Material description
Contributes to negative skin friction
[mOD]
1 100 Firm to StiffNo
Clay
2 95.9 Gravel LayerNo
3 92.7 Stiff Clay No
4 60 Rigid Boundary
No
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Soil Profile Groundwater
1 Soil Profile 1Groundwater Profile 1
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Applied Prescribed soil
Load factor
load displacement
A1 A2
[mOD] [kN] [mm]
100 860 0 1.35 1
END_TABLE
Cross Section 1
START_TABLE
Level Limiting shaft skin friction
[mOD] [kPa]
100 10
95.9 10
95.9 63.794
92.7 95.583
92.7 52.65
85 90.072
END_TABLE
SETTLEMENT RESULTS
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 3.3508 424.59 0.53336
98.5 3.282 398.06 0.5128
97.5 3.2005 372.13 0.49355
96.5 3.0854 346.99 0.47558
95.5 2.9765 322.74 0.45885
94.5 2.8781 299.32 0.44331
93.5 2.7925 276.64 0.42892
92.5 2.7213 254.58 0.41565
91.5 2.6662 233.03 0.40346
90.5 2.6298 211.85 0.39234
89.5 2.6169 190.86 0.38228
88.5 2.6356 169.85 0.37326
87.5 2.7151 148.45 0.36529
86.5 2.8052 126.37 0.35841
85.5 4.4588 97.312 0.35266
END_TABLE
Base pressure = 81.815 kPa Base displacement = 0.35040 mm
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 6.7016 849.18 1.0667
98.5 6.5641 796.12 1.0256
97.5 6.401 744.26 0.9871
96.5 6.1708 693.97 0.95117
95.5 5.9531 645.48 0.9177
94.5 5.7562 598.64 0.88662
93.5 5.585 553.28 0.85784
92.5 5.4426 509.17 0.83129
91.5 5.3324 466.07 0.80692
90.5 5.2597 423.7 0.78469
89.5 5.2338 381.72 0.76455
88.5 5.2712 339.7 0.74651
87.5 5.4301 296.9 0.73058
86.5 5.6104 252.74 0.71683
85.5 8.9176 194.62 0.70531
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 10 1274 1.6002
98.5 9.8761 1194.5 1.5385
97.5 9.605 1116.6 1.4808
96.5 9.2593 1041.1 1.4269
95.5 8.9318 968.33 1.3767
94.5 8.636 898.06 1.33
93.5 8.3789 830 1.2869
92.5 8.1651 763.83 1.247
91.5 7.9997 699.17 1.2105
90.5 7.8905 635.61 1.1771
89.5 7.8516 572.64 1.1469
88.5 7.9076 509.6 1.1199
87.5 8.146 445.39 1.096
86.5 8.4165 379.14 1.0753
85.5 13.378 291.96 1.058
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 10 1712 2.2021
98.5 10 1632 2.1185
97.5 10 1552 2.0391
96.5 10 1472 1.9638
95.5 15.16 1371.3 1.8925
94.5 12.59 1260.3 1.8273
93.5 12.067 1161.7 1.7671
92.5 11.613 1067 1.7117
91.5 11.293 975.36 1.661
90.5 11.08 885.87 1.6148
89.5 10.981 797.63 1.5731
88.5 11.026 709.6 1.5357
87.5 11.329 620.18 1.5027
86.5 11.683 528.13 1.4743
85.5 18.529 407.28 1.4506
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 10 2150 2.8152
98.5 10 2070 2.7098
97.5 10 1990 2.6084
96.5 10 1910 2.5112
95.5 22.117 1781.5 2.418
94.5 16.734 1626.1 2.3337
93.5 15.916 1495.5 2.256
92.5 15.188 1371.1 2.1848
91.5 14.695 1251.6 2.1196
90.5 14.366 1135.3 2.0602
89.5 14.2 1021 2.0067
88.5 14.227 907.34 1.9588
87.5 14.593 792.06 1.9166
86.5 15.028 673.58 1.8802
85.5 23.798 518.28 1.8498
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 10 2588 3.4283
98.5 10 2508 3.301
97.5 10 2428 3.1778
96.5 10 2348 3.0586
95.5 29.074 2191.7 2.9436
94.5 20.877 1991.9 2.8401
93.5 19.765 1829.3 2.745
92.5 18.763 1675.2 2.6578
91.5 18.097 1527.7 2.5781
90.5 17.652 1384.7 2.5057
89.5 17.418 1244.5 2.4403
88.5 17.428 1105.1 2.3818
87.5 17.857 963.95 2.3304
86.5 18.373 819.03 2.2861
85.5 29.068 629.27 2.2491
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 10 3464 4.6546
98.5 10 3384 4.4835
97.5 10 3304 4.3164
96.5 10 3224 4.1535
95.5 42.988 3012 3.9946
94.5 29.163 2723.4 3.8529
93.5 27.463 2496.9 3.7229
92.5 25.913 2283.4 3.6039
91.5 24.902 2080.1 3.4952
90.5 24.224 1883.6 3.3965
89.5 23.855 1691.3 3.3075
88.5 23.83 1500.6 3.228
87.5 24.385 1307.7 3.1581
86.5 25.063 1109.9 3.0979
85.5 39.607 851.25 3.0477
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 10 3901.9 5.2677
98.5 10 3821.9 5.0747
97.5 10 3741.9 4.8858
96.5 10 3661.9 4.7009
95.5 49.945 3422.2 4.5202
94.5 33.306 3089.2 4.3594
93.5 31.312 2830.7 4.2119
92.5 29.488 2587.5 4.0769
91.5 28.304 2356.3 3.9538
90.5 27.51 2133.1 3.8419
89.5 27.073 1914.7 3.7411
88.5 27.031 1698.3 3.6511
87.5 27.649 1479.6 3.5719
86.5 28.408 1255.4 3.5037
85.5 44.876 962.24 3.447
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 10 4339.9 5.8809
98.5 10 4259.9 5.6659
97.5 10 4179.9 5.4551
96.5 10 4099.9 5.2484
95.5 56.902 3832.3 5.0457
94.5 37.449 3454.9 4.8658
93.5 35.161 3164.5 4.7008
92.5 33.063 2891.6 4.55
91.5 31.706 2632.5 4.4123
90.5 30.796 2382.5 4.2873
89.5 30.291 2138.2 4.1747
88.5 30.232 1896.1 4.0741
87.5 30.913 1651.5 3.9857
86.5 31.754 1400.8 3.9096
85.5 50.146 1073.2 3.8463
END_TABLE
Analysis Options
START_TABLE
Datum typeElevation based
Effective stress
Calculated
profile
Rigid boundary
60.000
level
mOD
Poisson's ratio of soil
0.3
Young's modulus
[Link]
soil above toe level of pile
Young's modulus
[Link]
soil below toe level of pile
Number of pile elements
15
Increment type:
Loads only
Number of load increments
100
Increment results
10 increments
would be printed once every
Include effect
Yesof soil above pile base in base displacement calculation
END_TABLE
Pile Properties
START_TABLE
Pile type Solid
Material typeConcrete
Concrete codeEN 1992-1-1:2004 Eurocode 2
Concrete grade
C25/30
Concrete capacity factor
0.3
Pile cross-section
Circular
Under-reamNo
Use differentNovalues of Young's modulus for compression and tension
Young's modulus
20.000E+6
of pile
kPa
Is fixed headNoboundary condition active?
Calculation Single
profile
Pile length 15.000 m
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Cross-section
Number of cross
Top Diameter
sections
Second Diameter
Secondlocation
Diameter
Third Diameter
Thirdlocation
Diameter
[m] [m] [m] [m] [m]
Cross-section 1 1 0.5
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Bulk unit weight
Cu materialTop
factor
Cu Base Cu
[kN/m³] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Firm to Stiff Clay 19.5 NA 10 10
2 Stiff Clay 21.4 NA 108 435
3 Rigid Boundary 21.4 NA 435 435
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
End bearingNccomputation
q&/b; q&/"b lim";
Top Base Spec. Value
[kPa] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Firm to StiffNc
Clay
specified 9 NA NA No NA
2 Stiff Clay Nc specified 9 NA NA No NA
3 Rigid Boundary
Nc specified 9 NA NA No NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Qs factors Nc factors Qb factors
M1 M2 M1 M2 M1 M2
1 Firm to StiffN.A.
Clay N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
2 Stiff Clay N.A. N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
3 Rigid Boundary
N.A. N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Bulk unit weight
Tan(d) material factor
[kN/m³]
1 Gravel Layer 21.2 NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Skin frictionBeta
computation
Delta (d) Coefficient of
q&/s;
earth pressure
q&/"s K lim";
Top Base Spec. Value
[deg] [kPa] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Gravel LayerEarth pressure
NA 21.75 2 NA NA No NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
End bearingNq
computation
Phi' PhiD Phicv' Id q&/b; q&/"b lim"; Nq-Phi curves
Top Base Spec. Value
[deg] [deg] [deg] [kPa] [kPa] [kPa]
1 Gravel LayerNq specified 19 NA NA NA NA NA NA No NA NA
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Material description
Qs factors Nq factors Qb factors
M1 M2 M1 M2 M1 M2
1 Gravel LayerN.A. N.A. 1 1 N.A. N.A.
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Maximum number 1000
of iterations
Tolerance for
0.010000
displacement
mm
Tolerance for
1.0000
skin friction
kPa
Damping coefficient 1
END_TABLE
Groundwater
START_TABLE
No. Level Pressure Unit weight of water
[m] [kPa] [kN/m³]
1 95.5 0 10
END_TABLE
Soil Profiles
START_TABLE
No. Level Material description
Contributes to negative skin friction
[mOD]
1 100 Firm to StiffNo
Clay
2 95.9 Gravel LayerNo
3 92.7 Stiff Clay No
4 60 Rigid Boundary
No
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
No. Soil Profile Groundwater
1 Soil Profile 1Groundwater Profile 1
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Applied Prescribed soil
Load factor
load displacement
A1 A2
[mOD] [kN] [mm]
100 860 0 1.35 1
END_TABLE
Cross Section 1
START_TABLE
Level Limiting shaft skin friction
[mOD] [kPa]
100 10
95.9 10
95.9 63.794
92.7 95.583
92.7 62.64
85 107.3
END_TABLE
SETTLEMENT RESULTS
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 4.1205 421.51 0.36631
98.5 3.8415 389.66 0.34606
97.5 3.6312 359.77 0.32734
96.5 3.4004 331.65 0.31008
95.5 3.1927 305.28 0.29418
94.5 3.0083 280.47 0.27955
93.5 2.8474 257.05 0.26613
92.5 2.7096 234.82 0.25385
91.5 2.5951 213.6 0.24265
90.5 2.5051 193.2 0.23249
89.5 2.4428 173.41 0.22333
88.5 2.4148 153.98 0.21515
87.5 2.4461 134.53 0.20793
86.5 2.4928 114.78 0.2017
85.5 3.9088 89.173 0.19645
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 8.2411 843.02 0.73262
98.5 7.6829 779.33 0.69212
97.5 7.2623 719.55 0.65469
96.5 6.8008 663.3 0.62016
95.5 6.3853 610.55 0.58836
94.5 6.0166 560.94 0.55911
93.5 5.6948 514.1 0.53227
92.5 5.4193 469.64 0.5077
91.5 5.1902 427.2 0.4853
90.5 5.0102 386.4 0.46498
89.5 4.8857 346.82 0.44666
88.5 4.8297 307.96 0.4303
87.5 4.8921 269.07 0.41587
86.5 4.9856 229.56 0.40339
85.5 7.8175 178.35 0.39291
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 10 1274 1.1199
98.5 10 1194 1.0583
97.5 10 1114 1.0008
96.5 10 1034 0.94739
95.5 10.64 951.42 0.89807
94.5 9.4697 870.99 0.85301
93.5 8.9024 797.5 0.81173
92.5 8.4212 728.2 0.77402
91.5 8.0351 662.38 0.73967
90.5 7.7352 599.3 0.70854
89.5 7.5271 538.25 0.6805
88.5 7.4285 478.43 0.65547
87.5 7.5141 418.66 0.63342
86.5 7.6493 358 0.61437
85.5 11.979 279.49 0.59838
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 10 1712 1.5542
98.5 10 1632 1.4707
97.5 10 1552 1.3913
96.5 10 1472 1.316
95.5 18.597 1357.6 1.2448
94.5 14.023 1227.1 1.1811
93.5 13.023 1118.9 1.1229
92.5 12.146 1018.2 1.07
91.5 11.492 923.7 1.0219
90.5 10.995 833.75 0.97836
89.5 10.649 747.17 0.93926
88.5 10.471 662.69 0.90442
87.5 10.559 578.57 0.87377
86.5 10.723 493.44 0.84735
85.5 16.748 383.56 0.82521
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 10 2150 1.9887
98.5 10 2070 1.8833
97.5 10 1990 1.782
96.5 10 1910 1.6848
95.5 26.561 1763.7 1.5917
94.5 18.579 1583.2 1.5092
93.5 17.145 1440.3 1.4342
92.5 15.873 1308.2 1.366
91.5 14.949 1184.9 1.3041
90.5 14.256 1068.1 1.2482
89.5 13.773 955.98 1.1981
88.5 13.514 846.83 1.1534
87.5 13.605 738.35 1.1142
86.5 13.798 628.74 1.0804
85.5 21.518 487.47 1.0521
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 10 2588 2.4231
98.5 10 2508 2.2958
97.5 10 2428 2.1726
96.5 10 2348 2.0535
95.5 34.526 2169.9 1.9385
94.5 23.135 1939.2 1.8373
93.5 21.268 1761.6 1.7454
92.5 19.599 1598.1 1.662
91.5 18.407 1446.1 1.5864
90.5 17.517 1302.4 1.5181
89.5 16.896 1164.8 1.4569
88.5 16.558 1031 1.4024
87.5 16.651 898.13 1.3546
86.5 16.873 764.03 1.3134
85.5 26.287 591.39 1.279
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 10 3026 2.8576
98.5 10 2946 2.7084
97.5 10 2866 2.5633
96.5 10 2786 2.4223
95.5 42.49 2576 2.2854
94.5 27.691 2295.3 2.1655
93.5 25.39 2083 2.0566
92.5 23.325 1888.1 1.958
91.5 21.865 1707.3 1.8686
90.5 20.778 1536.8 1.788
89.5 20.019 1373.6 1.7157
88.5 19.601 1215.1 1.6514
87.5 19.698 1057.9 1.595
86.5 19.947 899.32 1.5464
85.5 31.057 695.31 1.5058
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 10 3464 3.292
98.5 10 3384 3.1209
97.5 10 3304 2.9539
96.5 10 3224 2.791
95.5 50.454 2982.1 2.6322
94.5 32.246 2651.3 2.4936
93.5 29.512 2404.3 2.3679
92.5 27.052 2178 2.254
91.5 25.322 1968.5 2.1509
90.5 24.038 1771.1 2.0579
89.5 23.143 1582.4 1.9745
88.5 22.645 1399.2 1.9004
87.5 22.744 1217.7 1.8354
86.5 23.022 1034.6 1.7794
85.5 35.827 799.22 1.7327
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 10 3901.9 3.7265
98.5 10 3821.9 3.5335
97.5 10 3741.9 3.3446
96.5 10 3661.9 3.1598
95.5 58.419 3388.3 2.9791
94.5 36.802 3007.4 2.8217
93.5 33.635 2725.6 2.6791
92.5 30.778 2468 2.55
91.5 28.78 2229.8 2.4331
90.5 27.299 2005.4 2.3278
89.5 26.266 1791.2 2.2333
88.5 25.688 1583.4 2.1494
87.5 25.79 1377.5 2.0758
86.5 26.097 1169.9 2.0125
85.5 40.596 903.14 1.9596
END_TABLE
START_TABLE
Level Shaft skin Pile Pile
friction stress displacement
[mOD] [kPa] [kPa] [mm]
99.5 10 4339.9 4.1609
98.5 10 4259.9 3.946
97.5 10 4179.9 3.7352
96.5 10 4099.9 3.5285
95.5 66.383 3794.4 3.3259
94.5 41.358 3363.4 3.1499
93.5 37.757 3047 2.9904
92.5 34.505 2757.9 2.846
91.5 32.238 2491 2.7154
90.5 30.56 2239.8 2.5976
89.5 29.389 2000 2.4922
88.5 28.731 1767.5 2.3984
87.5 28.836 1537.2 2.3162
86.5 29.172 1305.2 2.2455
85.5 45.366 1007.1 2.1864
END_TABLE