5. A 40 m-long precast concrete pile with a diameter of 0.3 m is driven into a thick, dry sand layer. The unit weight of the sand is 16.8 kN/m³. The sand is cohesionless and has an effective friction angle of 35°. Estimate the ultimate bearing capacity by using Meyerhof's method for both the point bearing resistance, Qp, and the side resistance Qs (K 1.3 and 8' ≈ 0.8 6'). = 9a(net)-YDf Meyerhof's general bearing capacity equation: qu=c'NcFcs FcaFci+qNqFqsFqaFqi + 0.5yBNyFysFyaFyi Equations and Tables Bearing capacity of mat foundations for saturated clays with p = 0 1952) (1+0.4 1/4)+ qu = 5.14c (1+0.195 +9 1952) (1+0.40/4) qu(net) = qu− q = 5.14c (1+0.195! qu(net) FS = qu(net) Pile: Meyerhof's method Qp = Apqp = Apq'N₁₁ ≤ Apql q₁ = 0.5pa Natano' where pa = atmospheric pressure = 100 kPa The critical depth for skin friction in piles: L'≈ 15D The unit frictional resistance or the unit skin friction: f = Ko'。tand' TABLE 12.6 Interpolated Values of N Based on Meyerhof's Theory TABLE 12.10 Variation of A with Pile Embedment Length, L TABLE 12.11 Variation of a (Interpo- lated Values Based on Terzaghi et al., 1996) Embedment length, L (m) λ C Pa α 0 0.5 ≤0.1 1.00 5 0.336 0.2 0.92 10 0.245 0.3 0.82 15 0.200 0.4 0.74 20 0.173 0.6 0.62 Shape factors by De Beer (1970) Depth factors by Hansen (1970) Df/B≤1 Inclination factors by Meyerhof (1963) & Hanna and Meyerhof (1981) 2 Fcs = 1 + 1+ (-) (~) Fqs = 1 + B Fcd=Fqd 1-Fqd No tan o' +(²) tan o' Fqd = 1 + 2 tan ø′ (1 − sin ')2 Df | Fci = Fqi = (1 Fyi = (1-59)² 1- B° 90° 2 B Fys = 1-0.4 - 0.4 (+) Fyd = 1 Bo Inclination of the load on the foundation with respect to the vertical in degrees Table of bearing capacity factors Nc, Na, Ny for Meyerhof's general bearing capacity equation based on Prandtl (1921), Reissner (1924), Caquot & Kerisel (1953) and Vesic (1973): φ' (°) Nc Na Ny φ' (°) Nc Na Ny 0 5.14 1.00 0.00 1 5.38 1.09 0.07 2345 5.63 1.20 0.15 5.90 1.31 0.24 4 6.19 1.43 0.34 5 6.49 1.57 0.45 11 12 6789012 6 6.81 1.72 0.57 7.16 1.88 0.71 7.53 2.06 0.86 7.92 2.25 1.03 10 8.34 2.47 1.22 8.80 2.71 1.44 9.28 2.97 1.69 13 9.81 3.26 1.97 14 15 45 10.37 3.59 2.29 10.98 3.94 2.65 16 11.63 4.34 3.06 17 12.34 4.77 3.53 18 13.10 5.26 4.07 2222222222231030 15.81 7.07 6.20 16.88 7.82 7.13 18.05 8.66 8.20 24 19.32 9.60 9.44 25 20.72 10.66 10.88 26 22.25 11.85 12.54 27 23.94 13.20 14.47 28 25.80 14.72 16.72 22222222222-23736233 Soil friction angle, ' (deg) 20 21 N₁₂ 25 0.150 0.8 0.54 12.4 30 0.136 1.0 0.48 13.8 35 0.132 1.2 0.42 15.5 40 0.127 1.4 0.40 17.9 50 0.118 24 21.4 1.6 0.38 60 0.113 25 26.0 1.8 0.36 70 0.110 29.5 2.0 0.35 80 0.110 34.0 90 0.110 28 39.7 2.4 2.8 0.34 0.34 29 46.5 Note: Pa = atmospheric pressure 30 56.7 ≈ 100 kN/m² 31 68.2 Coyle and Castello (1981): 81.0 Qp = q'NgAp 96.0 Qs = (Ko' tan 8')PL where 8' = 0.8 ' 34 115.0 35 143.0 168.0 194.0 38 231.0 10 39 276.0 29 27.86 16.44 19.34 40 346.0 20 30.14 18.40 22.40 32.67 20.63 41 420.0 25.99 35.49 23.18 30.21 42 525.0 38.64 26.09 35.19 43 650.0 34 42.16 29.44 41.06 35 46.12 33.30 48.03 44 780.0 36 50.59 37.75 56.31 45 930.0 37 55.63 42.92 66.19 Embedment ratio, L/D T T 20 10 0+ Bearing capacity factor, N 20 40 60 80 100 200 Earth pressure coefficient, K 0.15 0.2 1.0 2 5 0 L 6' = 30° 31° 32° 33° 35° 34° 5 10 40 Embedment ratio, L/D 20 5 36° 20 25 50 38 61.35 48.93 78.02 32° 36° 19 13.93 5.80 4.68 39 67.87 55.96 92.25 20 14.83 6.40 5.39 75.31 64.20 109.41 For saturated clay: Q₁ = Apqp = ApCu N ' = 30° 40° No 9 for = = 0 60 60 T 38° 30- 34° For a method: fav = αcu For method: fλ(σo + 2cu) 70 35 36
5. A 40 m-long precast concrete pile with a diameter of 0.3 m is driven into a thick, dry sand layer. The unit weight of the sand is 16.8 kN/m³. The sand is cohesionless and has an effective friction angle of 35°. Estimate the ultimate bearing capacity by using Meyerhof's method for both the point bearing resistance, Qp, and the side resistance Qs (K 1.3 and 8' ≈ 0.8 6'). = 9a(net)-YDf Meyerhof's general bearing capacity equation: qu=c'NcFcs FcaFci+qNqFqsFqaFqi + 0.5yBNyFysFyaFyi Equations and Tables Bearing capacity of mat foundations for saturated clays with p = 0 1952) (1+0.4 1/4)+ qu = 5.14c (1+0.195 +9 1952) (1+0.40/4) qu(net) = qu− q = 5.14c (1+0.195! qu(net) FS = qu(net) Pile: Meyerhof's method Qp = Apqp = Apq'N₁₁ ≤ Apql q₁ = 0.5pa Natano' where pa = atmospheric pressure = 100 kPa The critical depth for skin friction in piles: L'≈ 15D The unit frictional resistance or the unit skin friction: f = Ko'。tand' TABLE 12.6 Interpolated Values of N Based on Meyerhof's Theory TABLE 12.10 Variation of A with Pile Embedment Length, L TABLE 12.11 Variation of a (Interpo- lated Values Based on Terzaghi et al., 1996) Embedment length, L (m) λ C Pa α 0 0.5 ≤0.1 1.00 5 0.336 0.2 0.92 10 0.245 0.3 0.82 15 0.200 0.4 0.74 20 0.173 0.6 0.62 Shape factors by De Beer (1970) Depth factors by Hansen (1970) Df/B≤1 Inclination factors by Meyerhof (1963) & Hanna and Meyerhof (1981) 2 Fcs = 1 + 1+ (-) (~) Fqs = 1 + B Fcd=Fqd 1-Fqd No tan o' +(²) tan o' Fqd = 1 + 2 tan ø′ (1 − sin ')2 Df | Fci = Fqi = (1 Fyi = (1-59)² 1- B° 90° 2 B Fys = 1-0.4 - 0.4 (+) Fyd = 1 Bo Inclination of the load on the foundation with respect to the vertical in degrees Table of bearing capacity factors Nc, Na, Ny for Meyerhof's general bearing capacity equation based on Prandtl (1921), Reissner (1924), Caquot & Kerisel (1953) and Vesic (1973): φ' (°) Nc Na Ny φ' (°) Nc Na Ny 0 5.14 1.00 0.00 1 5.38 1.09 0.07 2345 5.63 1.20 0.15 5.90 1.31 0.24 4 6.19 1.43 0.34 5 6.49 1.57 0.45 11 12 6789012 6 6.81 1.72 0.57 7.16 1.88 0.71 7.53 2.06 0.86 7.92 2.25 1.03 10 8.34 2.47 1.22 8.80 2.71 1.44 9.28 2.97 1.69 13 9.81 3.26 1.97 14 15 45 10.37 3.59 2.29 10.98 3.94 2.65 16 11.63 4.34 3.06 17 12.34 4.77 3.53 18 13.10 5.26 4.07 2222222222231030 15.81 7.07 6.20 16.88 7.82 7.13 18.05 8.66 8.20 24 19.32 9.60 9.44 25 20.72 10.66 10.88 26 22.25 11.85 12.54 27 23.94 13.20 14.47 28 25.80 14.72 16.72 22222222222-23736233 Soil friction angle, ' (deg) 20 21 N₁₂ 25 0.150 0.8 0.54 12.4 30 0.136 1.0 0.48 13.8 35 0.132 1.2 0.42 15.5 40 0.127 1.4 0.40 17.9 50 0.118 24 21.4 1.6 0.38 60 0.113 25 26.0 1.8 0.36 70 0.110 29.5 2.0 0.35 80 0.110 34.0 90 0.110 28 39.7 2.4 2.8 0.34 0.34 29 46.5 Note: Pa = atmospheric pressure 30 56.7 ≈ 100 kN/m² 31 68.2 Coyle and Castello (1981): 81.0 Qp = q'NgAp 96.0 Qs = (Ko' tan 8')PL where 8' = 0.8 ' 34 115.0 35 143.0 168.0 194.0 38 231.0 10 39 276.0 29 27.86 16.44 19.34 40 346.0 20 30.14 18.40 22.40 32.67 20.63 41 420.0 25.99 35.49 23.18 30.21 42 525.0 38.64 26.09 35.19 43 650.0 34 42.16 29.44 41.06 35 46.12 33.30 48.03 44 780.0 36 50.59 37.75 56.31 45 930.0 37 55.63 42.92 66.19 Embedment ratio, L/D T T 20 10 0+ Bearing capacity factor, N 20 40 60 80 100 200 Earth pressure coefficient, K 0.15 0.2 1.0 2 5 0 L 6' = 30° 31° 32° 33° 35° 34° 5 10 40 Embedment ratio, L/D 20 5 36° 20 25 50 38 61.35 48.93 78.02 32° 36° 19 13.93 5.80 4.68 39 67.87 55.96 92.25 20 14.83 6.40 5.39 75.31 64.20 109.41 For saturated clay: Q₁ = Apqp = ApCu N ' = 30° 40° No 9 for = = 0 60 60 T 38° 30- 34° For a method: fav = αcu For method: fλ(σo + 2cu) 70 35 36
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