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    Driven Piles in Sand: (Figure 10.7)

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    Driven piles in sand derive end bearing resistance (qb) from the vertical effective stress (σv') at the pile base using a bearing capacity factor (Nq). There is a critical depth below which qb does not continually increase due to decreasing horizontal stress (σH') with depth. Skin friction (fs) acting on the pile is estimated using the vertical effective stress (σv'), a coefficient (Ks) accounting for horizontal stress, and the interface friction angle (δ) between the pile and soil. The total load on the pile shaft is calculated by summing the loads over depth.

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    Driven piles in sand derive end bearing resistance (qb) from the vertical effective stress (σv') at the pile base using a bearing capacity factor (Nq). There is a critical depth below which qb does not continually increase due to decreasing horizontal stress (σH') with depth. Skin friction (fs) acting on the pile is estimated using the vertical effective stress (σv'), a coefficient (Ks) accounting for horizontal stress, and the interface friction angle (δ) between the pile and soil. The total load on the pile shaft is calculated by summing the loads over depth.

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    Driven piles in sand derive end bearing resistance (qb) from the vertical effective stress (σv') at the pile base using a bearing capacity factor (Nq). There is a critical depth below which qb does not continually increase due to decreasing horizontal stress (σH') with depth. Skin friction (fs) acting on the pile is estimated using the vertical effective stress (σv'), a coefficient (Ks) accounting for horizontal stress, and the interface friction angle (δ) between the pile and soil. The total load on the pile shaft is calculated by summing the loads over depth.

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    Driven piles in sand derive end bearing resistance (qb) from the vertical effective stress (σv') at the pile base using a bearing capacity factor (Nq). There is a critical depth below which qb does not continually increase due to decreasing horizontal stress (σH') with depth. Skin friction (fs) acting on the pile is estimated using the vertical effective stress (σv'), a coefficient (Ks) accounting for horizontal stress, and the interface friction angle (δ) between the pile and soil. The total load on the pile shaft is calculated by summing the loads over depth.

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    Driven piles in sand

    End bearing resistance 𝒒𝒃 (Figure 10.7)

    The conventional approach to end bearing resistance is to use the surcharge term of the
    bearing capacity equation (Equation 8.11) as 𝑐′ = 0 and the width of a pile is small compared
    to its length:
    𝑞𝑏 = 𝑁𝑞 𝜎𝑣′

    Where 𝜎𝑣′ is the vertical effective stress at the base of the pile and 𝑁𝑞 is a bearing capacity
    factor. The values of 𝑁𝑞 provided by Berezantsev et al (1961) are commonly used, Figure
    10.7.

    Critical depth (Figures 10.8-10.10)

    Equation 10.15 suggests that as the pile penetrates more deeply into the sand the end
    bearing resistance will increase with depth. However, field tests have shown that end bearing
    resistance does not increase continually with depth. It seems more logical that end bearing
    resistance depends on the mean effective stress at pile base level rather than just the vertical
    stress:

    ′ 1
    𝜎𝑚 = 3(𝜎𝑣′ + 2𝜎𝐻′ )

    Since 𝜎𝐻′ = 𝐾𝑜 . 𝜎𝑣′ end bearing resistance will then be affected by the 𝐾𝑜 value which
    for over consolidated soils decreases with depth.
    Values of this critical depth are somewhat tentative, the values suggested by Vesic
    (1967) and Meyerhof (1976) are given in Figure 10.9. For the determination of 𝑁𝑞 and 𝑧𝑐 on
    Figures 10.7 and 10.9, respectively, the angle of internal friction 𝜑 ′ should relate to the state
    of the sand after pile installation so the values given in Table 10.1 are suggested (Poulos,
    1980).

    The initial angle of internal friction 𝜑1′ before installation of the pile, is not an easy
    parameter to determine, since sampling disturbance will largely destroy the initial mineral
    grain structure, making laboratory tests meaningless. The 𝜑1′ value is usually obtained from
    correlations between the SPT 'N' value or the cone penetrometer qc as illustrated on Figure
    10.10.
    Skin friction 𝒇𝒔 (Figures 10.11 and 10.12)

    Assuming effective stresses acting on the pile/soil surface the unit skin friction 𝑓𝑠 at a
    depth z below the top of a pile is given by:
    𝑓𝑠 = 𝐾𝑠 . 𝜎𝑣′ . 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛿
    where:
    K = coefficient of horizontal stress
    𝛿 = angle of friction between the pile surface and the soil.
    ′ , 𝑄 ′ etc, as
    The total shaft load must then be summated from the shaft loads 𝑄𝑆1 𝑆2
    illustrated in Figure 10.12.

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