THREE PILES CAP - CALCULATION SHEET

If the foundation load "P" exceeds the resistance defined by the

Geotechnical Study for (2) piles cap, three piles must be used.
which are designed with the attached sheet.
1.- DATA
Starting the calculation sheet maximum service load in ton is provided,
and Moments in ton-m, Compressive Strength of Concrete in kg/cm,
and Geotechnical resistance of a pile in ton. The reinforced steel yield stress
and Concrete density are established in the calculation sheet
2.- PILE AND COLUMN GEOMETRY
Then the pile diameter and dimensions of the columns in cm are supplied,
please be careful with the orientation of each data in the column.

3.- CAP GEOMETRY

Here the cap geometry is determined. The calculation sheet indicates
the minimum values of effective height and distance between piles, the Engineer can
use these values taking into account the following: the distance between piles
shall not be less than 2.5 times the pile diameter or greater than three times the
diameter, regarding the effective height, the indicated value is the minimum acceptable,
so it is recommend to leave it or increase it about 5-15 cm, the seal cover of piles is
usually taken as 15 to 20 cms.
4.- REACTION OVER PILES
The calculation sheet determines the self weight of the cap and adds it to the
"P" value supplied at the beginning, taking into account the moment and
the total "Pt" loading, the sheet calculates the reaction on each pile and compares it to
the Geotechnical pile capacity and reports if it is correct or not, if it is not correct
a pile with more geotechnical capacity shall be considered.
5.- REINFORCEMENT CAP DESIGN
At this point the calculation sheet determines the cap traction strength,
with this value the sheet calculates the bottom steel area, the engineer must decide
the diameter of the bar to be used (Eighths inch). The top and lateral steel are
calculated by the calculation sheet and the engineer can choose the spacing between
brace ties to be used (Reinforced lateral steel).
The top and lateral steel can be modified by the Engineer manually

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TYPE CAP

THREE PILES CAP, ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

( BIELAS METHOD )

1.- DATA

P=
Mx =
My =
f'c =
Fy =
c =
Pg =

423.0
26.6
37.0
250
4200
2500
200

t
t*m
t*m
kg/cm2
kg/cm2
kg/m3
t

SERVICE AXIAL LOAD

SERVICE MOMENT AXIS X (VECTORIAL)
SERVICE MOMENT AXIS Y (VECTORIAL)
CONCRETE COMPRESIVE STRENGTH
REINFORCED STEEL YIELD STRESS
CONCRETE DENSITY
GEOTECHNICAL PILE CAPACITY

2.- PILE AND COLUMN GEOMETRY

=
bx =
by =

My

90
60
70

cm
cm
cm

PILE DIAMETER
COLUMN DIMENSION AXIS X
COLUMN DIMENSION AXIS Y

155
225
155
225
15
170
364
315

cm
cm
cm
cm
cm
cm
cm
cm

PROPOSED EFFECTIVE HEIGHT

PROPOSED SEPARATION BETWEEN PILE AXIS
EFFECTIVE HEIGHT
SPACING BETWEEN AXIS PILES
WIDENING RELATIVE TO THE PILE
CAP TOTAL HEIGHT
CAP DIMENSION AXIS X
CAP DIMENSION AXIS Y

t
t
t
t
t

CAP SELF WEIGHT

CAP TOTAL LOAD
REACTION ON PILE No 1
REACTION ON PILE No 2
REACTION ON PILE No 3

3.- GEOMETRY CAP

di = 0,577*L* tg 50 =
Li = 2.5 =
d =
L=
a=
H=
Bx =
By =

Y
1

4.- REACTION ON PILE

Pc =
Pt =
Rp1 =
Rp2 =
Rp3 =

31.8
454.8
138.0
174.9
142.0

< Pg

OK

5.- REINFORCEMENT CAP DESIGN

T = Pt*(2L 3 - by 2) / (18 3 d)
T=
64.0
t
As Bottom =
30.49
cm2
As Top =
5.10
cm2/m
th =
20
cm
Ah =
3.10
cm2

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CAP TRACTION FORCE

BOTTOM REINFORCEMENT
TOP REINFORCEMENT
SPACING BETWEEN TIES
HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT (2 TIES)

BOTTOM BAR

. (eighths inch)

(min. # 5) =

As Bottom = 7Bars #8@14

As Top = Bars #4@25each wa
Ties = 7Bars #5@20

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69

= 90
60

130
315

65

60

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225
35

294

35

PLAN
(cm)

TYPE CAP:

As Bottom
Bar #8@14
7Bars

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BOTTOM REINFORCEMENT PLAN

Ties
7Bars #5@20
As Top
Bars #4@25each way

TOP REINFORCEMENT
PLAN
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As Top

15

170

Ties

15

As Bottom

225

SECTION
(cm)

As Top = Bars #4@25each way

Var.
170
140

140

TIES

PRINCIPAL STEEL

95

95
Var. ( 295 - 350 )
As Bottom = 7Bars #8@14

TYPICAL TYPE

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170
7Bars #5@20

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CAP

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TYPE CAP :

BILL OF QUANTITIES
DESCRIPTION

Un

Quantity

TYPE CAP : C - 3
EXCAVATION
DUMPING (Swelling factor = 1,30)
LEAN CONCRETE (Thickness 10 cm)
CONCRETE FOR CAP:
(f'c = 250 kg/cm2)
STEEL REINFORCEMENT: (*):
(Fy = 4200 kg/cm2)
Diameter 1"
Diameter 7/8"
Diameter 3/4"
Diameter 5/8"
Diameter 1/2"
* Reinforcing steel Bill of Quantities should be manually checked .

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m3
m3
m3
m3

10.05

kg
kg
kg
kg
kg

423
0
0
130
186

13.06
0.56
12.45

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C-3

My

#8@14
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