Determination of Load Carrying Capacity of Pile ( Main Pier )

Name of Project : Ringroad Footbridge Design Project

Nos. of Row of piles in transverse direction 2No
Nos. of Pile in transverse direction 3No
Nos. of Row of piles in lateral direction 2No
Nos. of Pile in lateral direction 3No 0.00m GL
Dia of Pile ( As per IRC 78:2000, 709.5.4) 0.800m -2.00m
Spacing of piles(IRC 2911/Part I/Sec2/5.6.2) 2.400m
-2.00m MSL

Effective Length of Pile cap 3.200m

Effective Breadth of Pile cap 5.600m

GL 0.000m -21.000m

Depth of Pile cap 1.200m

MSL -2.000m
Total Length of Pile 19.000m
Pile Length below the MSL 19.000m
Density 19
Nc 9 Nq 0
Adhesion factor, α 0.80 IS 2911(Part1/Sec2,2010, FIG. 2 VARIATION OF a WITH Cu)

Ultimate Area of Area of

Cohesion( Angle of Area of Pile Area of Pile Ultimate load
Layers Length of Pile Soil SPT Corrected load of Pile Group Pile Group
Lab) friction Shaft Base in group action
Single Pile Shaft Base

At MSL Cohesive 38.0 0.0

Next layer below 3.00m Cohesive 38.0 0.0 7.540 229.21 52.800 2006.40
Next layer below 3.00m Cohesive 38.0 0.0 7.540 229.21 52.800 2006.40
Next layer below 3.00m Cohesive 38.0 0.0 7.540 229.21 52.800 2006.40
Next layer below 3.00m Cohesive 38.0 0.0 7.540 229.21 52.800 2006.40
At Base of Pile 7.00m Cohesive 38.0 0.0 17.593 0.503 706.73 123.200 17.92 4842.88
Ultimate load capacity of single pile, KN 1623.58
Ultimate load for Individual Pile failure of Group, KN 9741.5 12868.5
Ultimate load for Group, KN 9741.45
Safe Load , KN 3896.58 FOS = 2.5
Single Pile Safe Load , KN 432.95 FOS = 2.5