Session 21 - 22 Group Piles: Course: MKB 41645/foundation Engineering Year: 2015
Session 21 - 22 Group Piles: Course: MKB 41645/foundation Engineering Year: 2015
Year : 2015
Session 21 – 22
GROUP PILES
GROUP PILES
Topic:
• Bearing Capacity of Group Piles
• Group Efficiency
• Piles in Rock
• Consolidation settlement of Group Piles
GROUP PILES
Where:
D = pile diameter
d = spacing of pile (center to center)
GROUP PILES
GROUP EFFICIENCY
Qg ( u )
u
Q
Where:
= group efficiency
Qg(u) = ultimate load bearing capacity of the group pile
Qu = ultimate load bearing capacity of each pile without the group effect
GROUP PILES IN SAND
2 n1 n2 2 d 4 D
p.n1.n2
2 n1 n2 2 d 4 D
Qg ( u ) . Qu
p.n1.n2
Summary:
Calculation steps:
1. Determine Qu = n1.n2 (Qp + Qs)
where:
QP = 9 . cu . Ap (ultimate end bearing capacity of single pile)
3. Compare the values obtained in step 1 and 2 the lower of the two
values is Qg(u)
GROUP PILES IN SATURATED CLAY
GROUP PILES IN SATURATED CLAY
Problem:
The section of a 3 x 4 group pile layered saturated clay. The
piles are square in cross section (14 in. x 14 in.). The center
to center spacing, d, of the piles is 35 in. Determine the
allowable load bearing capacity of the pile group. USE FS = 4
GROUP PILES IN SATURATED CLAY
PILES IN ROCK
CONSOLIDATION SETTLEMENT OF GROUP PILES
Qg
pi
B g zi Lg zi
CONSOLIDATION SETTLEMENT OF GROUP PILES
Problem:
A group pile with Lg
sat = 18 kN/m3 = 3.3 m and Bg = 2.2
Cc = 0,3 m as shown in the
eo = 0,82
figure. Determine the
consolidation
settlement of the pile
groups. All clays are
normally
sat = 18,9 kN/m3 consolidated.
Cc = 0,2
eo = 0,7
sat = 19 kN/m3
Cc = 0,25
eo = 0,75
ELASTIC SETTLEMENT OF GROUP PILES
• VESIC
ELASTIC SETTLEMENT OF GROUP PILES