PILE SET CALCULATIONS .

Pile Type ‐ 600mm Spun Pile Conc Gr.    = 80 N/mm2

Modulus of elasticity           Ep = 36 kN/mm2 (See Table 1)
Estimated length,                L = 18 m
Cross sectional area           A = 157,080 mm2
Weight of pile                    Wp = 73.44 kN
Working load                    Rw = 1200 kN
Hence, ultimate load         Ru  = 2.0 x Rw  2,400 kN

Hammer Type ‐ 9T Hydraulic Hammer
Ram weight,                     W  = 90 kN
Estimated drop                 H = 500 mm
Hammer efficiency            ef = 1.00 (See Table 2)

For Hiley's Equation,
Temporary compression allowances (See Table 3)
   C1 for medium driving  = 0.65 mm
   C2 for pile             = 7.6 mm
   C3 for quake         = 2.5 mm

Coefficient of restitution,   n    = 0.25

By Hiley's Equation,
Ru = ef x W x H x (W+ n2 x Wp)
s + 0.5(C1+C2+C3)    (W + Wp)

Ru =            ___ 45,000 x 94.59

s + 5.39 163.44

Hence
s + 5.39 = 10.85

s = 5.46 mm

Set for 10 blows  = 54.57 mm
Table 1 ‐ Modulus of Elasticity

Steel        Es  200 kN/mm2

Concrete
Cube Strengt Ec
N/mm2 kN/mm2
20 25
25 26
30 28
40 31
50 34
60 36
From CP 110

Table 2 ‐ Value of Hammer Efficiency ef

           Hammer Type ef
Drop hammer released by trigger 1.00
Drop hammer actuated by rope and friction winch 0.75
Diesel hammers 1.00
From 'Pile Foundations' by Chellis

Table 3 ‐ Values of Temporary Compression Allowances for Hiley Formula
From 'Pile Foundations' by Chellis

a) Allowance C1 for Pile Head and Cap (mm)

Easy  Medium  Hard  Very Hard 

    Material to Which Blow is Applied
Driving Driving Driving Driving
Head of timber pile 1.25 2.55 3.80 5.10
1/2 ‐ 1in.packing on head of concrete pile 0.65 1.25 1.90 2.55
Head of steel piling or pipe 0 0 0 0

b) Allowance C2 for Pile
C2 =  Ru L
A Ep

c) Allowance C3 for Ground Quake

   Nominal value   =  2.5mm
   Range = 5mm for resilient soils to 0 for hardpan

Table 4 ‐ Values of Coefficient of Restitution, n

Drop, Single
Acting or
Pile Type Head Condition
Diesel
Hammers

Reinforced
Helmet and packing on top
Concrete
of pile
0.25

Helmet direct on pile with

pad only
0
Steel Driving cap with timber
dolly 0.3

Hammer direct on pile

0

Timber Hammer direct on pile

0.25

After Whitaker (1970)