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This document summarizes the calculation of lateral pile capacity using Brom's method for a free-headed timber pile in cohesionless soil. Key parameters including soil properties, pile dimen…

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  • General Geotechnical Data
  • Pile Parameters
  • Maximum Allowable Working Load for a Single Pile, Q allowable
  • Ultimate Lateral Load for a Single Pile, Qu

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Pile Lateral Load Capacity (Brom's Method)


Ref: USDOT Publication FHWA-HI-97-013
Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations
Chapter 9, Section [Link], Pp. 9-74 & Following
Units & Function Deflinitions

General Geotechnical Data

General soil type Cohesionless Soil

Unconfined Compressive Strength, qu 3000 psf 143.6408 kPa

Pile Data
NoOfPiles 22 Type of Piles Free Headed

PileWidth 9.25 in

PileDepth 9.25 in

Coefficient of Horizontal Subgrade Reaction, Kh

Cohesive Soil
n1 n2 80 qu
[Link] , where n1 and n2 are determined from Table 9-10 of the reference as produced below.
PileWidth

Here, n1 0.36 and n2 1.30

kN
Hence, [Link] 22889.5965
3
m

Cohesionless Soil

The values for Kh for cohessionless soils is determined from Table 9-11 of the reference as reproduced below.

kN
Hence, [Link] 5429
3
m
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Pile Parameters
ModulusOfElasticity 1200000 psi [Considering #2 SYP Timber, from Table 4D, NDS 2015 Supplement]

1 3 4
MomentOfInertia PileWidth PileDepth 610.0785 in
12

1 2 3
SectionModulus PileWidth PileDepth 131.9089 in
6

Fb 850 psi [Considering #2 SYP Timber, from Table 4D, NDS 2015 Supplement]

fy Fb

PileEmbedment 8 ft

LoadEccentricity 8 ft [For free-headed piles, vertical distance between ground surface and the lateral load]

My fy SectionModulus 9.3435 kip ft

For cohesive soils

4 [Link] PileWidth
1
βh 0.0227 for cohesive soils
4 ModulusOfElasticity MomentOfInertia in

LengthFactorCohesive βh PileEmbedment 2.1809 ≤ 2.25; Short Pile

For cohesionless soils

5 [Link]
1
η 0.0307
ModulusOfElasticity MomentOfInertia in

LengthFactorCohesionless η PileEmbedment 2.9483 > 2.0 and ≤ 4.0; Intermediate Pile

Pile Length and Soil Type: Intermediate Pile; Cohesionless Soil

Other Geotechnical Data

Angle of Internal Friction, Φ 30 deg

2
Φ
Passive earth pressure coefficient Kp tan 45 deg 3
2

Unit weight of Soil, γsoil 110 pcf

1
Cohesion, cu q 1500 psf
2 u

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Ultimate lateral load for a single pile, Qu


Capacity as a Short Pile

From "Figure 9.29" , using "D/b = 10.37 and e_c/D = 1.00" , the dimensionless load factor "Qu/Kp*γ*b^3"
for a Short pile in "Cohesionless Soil" is determined as follows.

DimensionlessLoadFactorShort 25

Solving this factor, we get [Link] 3.7786 kip

Capacity as a Long Pile

From "Figure 9.30" , using "My/γ*Kp*b^4 = 80.19 and e_c/b = 10.37" , the dimensionless load factor
"Qu/Kp*γ*b^3" for a Long pile in "Cohesionless Soil" is determined as follows.

DimensionlessLoadFactorLong 5.75

Solving this factor, we get [Link] 0.8691 kip

Design Capacity of Pile

The design capacity for the "Free Headed" "Intermediate Pile" embedded in "Cohesionless Soil" shall be
"the smaller of the two capacities calculated above" . Thus, we have,

Qu 0.8691 kip

Maximum allowable working load for a single pile, Qallowable


Qu
Qallowable 0.3476 kip
2.5

Check Pile Capacity

Lateral Load on Pile Qapplied 2.99 kip NOT OK

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Pile Lateral Load Capacity (Brom's Method) Ref: USDOT Publication FHWA-HI-97-013 Design and Construction of Driven Pile Found
Pile Parameters psi 1200000 ModulusOfElasticity [Considering #2 SYP Timber, from Table 4D, NDS 2015 Supplement] 4 in 610.0785
Ultimate lateral load for a single pile, Qu Capacity as a Short Pile "Figure 9.29" "D/b = 10.37 and e_c/D = 1.00" "Qu/Kp*γ*b^

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