PROJECT: PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF 242 UNITS OF 27 STOREYS CONDOMINIUM (PHASE 1A-RC3)

AT SOUTHERN PRECINCT ON LOT 6 TO LOT 16 AND PT9315, MUKIM PETALING,

DAERAH PETALING, SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN FOR SUNWAY SOUTH QUAY SDN. BHD.

MICROPILE DESIGN
Working Load 140 tonnes

Section Properties:
Dia. of drilled hole 300 mm Concrete grade, fcu 30 N/mm2
API pipe outer dia 177 mm Steel yield strength, fy 525 N/mm2
API pipe thk. 11.5 mm Elastic Modulus of Steel, Es 200 kN/mm2 *
Elastic Modulus of Concrete, Ec 25 kN/mm2 *
*default value
Tabulations of Areas:

Area of drilled hole 70686 mm2

Area of steel pile 5979.25 mm2
Area of cement grout 64706.75 mm2

1) STRUCTURAL DESIGN

i) Consider USED API PIPIE only

Ultimate Capacity = fyAs

313.91 tonnes

ii) Design as short column

From Equation 38 BS8110 : Clause 3.8.4.3:

Ultimate Capacity = 0.35fcuAc +0.67fyAs

278.26 tonnes

From the values tabulated in (i) and (ii), the lower value is taken into consideration

Ultimate Capacity = 279 tonnes

Factor of safety provided = 1.99

2) Geotechnical Design

Design is based on SOCKETING INTO LIMESTONE

fs- fcu/20 or lower depending on soil

Assumed bond stress of grout/limestone, fs = 950 kN/mm2

Minimum socketing length required = 3.91 m

3) Elastic Shortening Check:

Equivalent Young's Modulus, Eeq = (EsAs+EcAc)/At

= 39.80 kN/mm2
Elastic Shortening of micropile = PL/AtEeq

P/kN 1400 1400 1400 1400

L/m 2 4 6 8
Elastic shortening/mm 1.00 1.99 2.99 3.98 0.00
L= length of pile, P=Applied load

4) Buckling Capacity of Micropile

i) Using Mascadi's Formula

Assume Soil Elasticity Mod, Esl = 0.001 kN/mm2

Bd = 0.85 (worst case condition)

Buckling Capacity, Qk = 2√(Esl.EI)

Moment inertia of pipe, Is = π(Do4-Di4)/64

= 20570489.2037 mm4

Momnet inertia of grout, Ig = π(Dh4-(Do4-Di4))/64

= 377038260.796 mm4

Total moment of inertia, It = Is+(Ec/Es)Ig

= 67700271.8032 mm4

EI = (0.2EcIc+EsIs)/(1+Bd)

= 3.24E+09

Buckling Capacity, Qk = 3601.59 kN

Factor of safety provided = 2.57

ii) Using Euler Formula

Buckling Capacity, Qk = π2EsIt/Le2

Effective Length, Le = π2EsIt/√(FOS*WL)

= 6.18 m
5) Pile Head Design

Ref. BS8110:Part 1: 1985 Section 5

CI 5.2.3.4 - Design Ultimate Bearing Stress

For contact face of a steel bearing plate caset into member of supper and not exceeding 40% of the concrete
dimension: 0.8 fcu

Strength of Concrete (Pile Cap) = 30 N/mm2

Ref: BS5950: Part 1

Design by the effective area method using reference 27.1 steel design manual

Area required = 87500 mm2

teq = 11.5 mm
(2K+teq)(D-teq)π = 87500 mm2
K = 78.40
K > (D-2t)/2 = 77
if K>D/2, then

(D+2K)2π/4 = 87500 mm2

D+2K = 333.78 mm
Adopt = 340 mm

Pyp = 265 N/mm2 (refer to Table 6, BS5950)

Tp = 41.89 mm

Shear Check = 25.90 mm < 41.89

OK

U-Bar for Pile Head

1. say 20% working load is tension

Tension Load = 28 tonnes

Steel Area Required = 1049.48 mm2 (defaulted to high yield bar fy=460)

2. Anchorage Bond Length

Equation 49, BS8110: Part 1: 1985

fb = B√fcu
B = 0.5

fb = 2.74 N/mm2
Bar Size Adopted = 12 mm
Number of Bars = 3 nos.
L = 678.01 mm (each bar)
Design of Fillet Weld

Weld Size = 6* mm

E-43 Electrode
Strength of fillet welds = 0.92 kN/mm
Required Weld Length = tension load/ weld strength
= 456.52 mm
Maximum available weld length = 556.06 mm (perimeter of steel pipe)
PROJECT: PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF 242 UNITS OF 27 STOREYS CONDOMINIUM (PHASE 1A-RC3)
AT SOUTHERN PRECINCT ON LOT 6 TO LOT 16 AND PT9315, MUKIM PETALING,
DAERAH PETALING, SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN FOR SUNWAY SOUTH QUAY SDN. BHD.

MICROPILE DESIGN
Working Load, WL = 140 tonnes

Section Properties:
Dia. of drilled hole = 300 mm Concrete grade, fcu = 30 N/mm2
API pipe outer dia = 177 mm Steel yield strength, fy = 525 N/mm2
API pipe thk. = 11.5 mm Elastic Modulus of Steel, Es = 200 kN/mm2 *
Elastic Modulus of Concrete, Ec = 25 kN/mm 2
*
*default value
Tabulations of Areas:

Area of drilled hole, At = 70686 mm2

Area of steel pile, As = 5979.25 mm2
Area of cement grout, Ac = 64706.75 mm2

1) STRUCTURAL DESIGN Cross Section of Micropile

i) Consider USED API PIPIE only

Ultimate Capacity = fyAs

313.91 tonnes

ii) Design as short column

From Equation 38 BS8110 : Clause 3.8.4.3:

Ultimate Capacity = 0.35fcuAc + 0.67fyAs

278.26 tonnes

From the values tabulated in (i) and (ii), the lower value is taken into consideration

Ultimate Capacity = 278.26 tonnes

Factor of safety provided, = 1.99

2) GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN

Design is based on SOCKETING INTO LIMESTONE

fs- fcu/20 or lower depending on soil

Assumed bond stress between grout & limestone, fs = 950 kN/mm2

Minimum socketing length required, L = 3.91 m

3) ELASTIC SHORTENING CHECK

Equivalent Young's Modulus, Eeq = (EsAs+EcAc)/At

= 39.80 kN/mm2
Elastic shortening of micropile = PL/AtEeq

P (kN) 1400 1400 1400 1400

L (m) 2 4 6 8
Elastic shortening (mm) 1.00 1.99 2.99 3.98
Notes:
a) L= length of pile, P=Applied load
b) Elastic shortening should be within 25mm for maximum length of micropile

4) BUCKLING CAPACITY OF MICROPILE

i) Using Mascadi's Formula

Assume: Soil Elasticity Mod, Esl = 0.001 kN/mm2

Beta Value, bd = 0.85 (worst case condition)

Buckling Capacity, Qk = 2√(Esl.EI)

Moment inertia of pipe, Is = π(Do4-Di4)/64

= 20570489.2037 mm4

Momnet inertia of grout, Ig = π(Dh4-(Do4-Di4))/64

= 377038260.796 mm4

Total moment of inertia, It = Is+(Ec/Es)Ig

= 67700271.8032 mm4

EI = (0.2EcIc+EsIs)/(1+Bd)

= 3.24E+09

Buckling Capacity, Qk = 3601.59 kN

Factor of safety provided = 2.57

ii) Using Euler Formula

Buckling Capacity, Qk = π2EsIt/Le2

Effective Length, Le = π2EsIt/√(FOS*WL) FOS = 2.5

= 6.18 m
5) PILE HEAD DESIGN

Ref. BS8110:Part 1: 1985 Section 5

CI 5.2.3.4 - Design Ultimate Bearing Stress

For contact face of a steel bearing plate cast into member of support and not exceeding 40% of the concrete
dimension: 0.8 fcu

Strength of Concrete (Pile Cap) = 30 N/mm2

Ref: BS5950: Part 1

Design by the effective area method using reference 27.1 steel design manual

Area required = 87500 mm2

teq = 11.5 mm
(2K+teq)(D-teq)π = 87500 mm2
K = 78.40
K > (D-2t)/2 = 77
if K>D/2, then

(D+2K)2π/4 = 87500 mm2

D+2K = 333.78 mm
Adopt = 340 mm

Pyp = 265 N/mm2 (refer to Table 6, BS5950)

Tp = 41.89 mm

Shear Check = 25.90 mm < 41.89

OK

U-Bar for Pile Head

1. say 20% working load is tension

Tension Load = 28 tonnes

Steel Area Required = 1049.48 mm2 (defaulted to high yield bar fy=460)

2. Anchorage Bond Length

Equation 49, BS8110: Part 1: 1985

fb = B√fcu
B = 0.5

fb = 2.74 N/mm2
Bar Size Adopted = 12 mm
Number of Bars = 3 nos.
L = 678.01 mm (each bar)
Design of Fillet Weld

Weld Size = 6* mm

E-43 Electrode
Strength of fillet welds = 0.92 kN/mm
Required Weld Length = tension load/ weld strength
= 456.52 mm
Maximum available weld length = 556.06 mm (perimeter of steel pipe)