301001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bearing Capacity, Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods, Insitu
27 May 2020
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Load carrying capacity of a single pile can be determined based on: (1) static pile capacity equations: these equations are based on parameters obtained from field and laboratory testing. The load carried by a pile is expressed in equation form as: Qult = ultimate bearing capacity of a single pile. Qf = bearing capacity furnished by friction or adhesion between the sides of the pile and the soil. Qb = bearing capacity furnished by the soil just beneath the base of the pile. The term qf in equation (1) can be evaluated by multiplying the unit skin friction or adhesion between the sides of the pile and the soil (f) by the surface area of the pile (as). The term qb in equation (1) can be evaluated by multiplying the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil at the tip/base of the pile (q) by the area of the base of the pile (ab).
