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Design and analysis of deep foundation following BNBC Code. Mainly for Bored Cast in situ and Precast pile design based on Sub-soil investigation data. Pile dia and pile length or pile section can be effectively designed.
Typology: Exercises
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Version: 1.0.0 User Guide and Calculation Method Selected Pile Length: L = 20 m Table1: Allowable/ Working Bearing Capacity for Different Pile Length Table2: Levels for Different Pile Length GEOTECHNICAL INPUT 1 : GEOTECHNICAL PARAMETER AND SETTING [Required] ✔ Note: Valid pile length range 3 m to 39 m SBCE Method Pile Length SPT N-Value Method Pile Length Pile Toe depth from EGL
Pile Toe Level
Toe Residing Dig-out/Scour depth from EGL er = 3.000 [1] m Table1: Allowable Capacity for Selected Length Layer ID Total Capacity
End Bearing
Skin Friction Sparkline Sparkline Skin Friction
End Bearing
Total Capacity 1 : SPT-Data [Required] ✔ Water Table depth from EGL WT = 4.500 [2] m SBCE Method SPT N-value Method Serial No. Depth from EGL
Field SPT Value
Skin Friction (kN) 750 84.1% ― NA ― ― NA ― Qallow Qb.alw Qs.alw L Qs.alwN Qb.alwN QallowN L Ztoe Ltoe
Unit Weight Calculation Procedure: End Bearing (kN) 142 15.9% ― NA ― ― NA ― kN kN kN m kN kN kN m m m di N Method: Fixed value for all soil type [3] Allowable (kN)
41 35 6 3 3 6.000 -2.000 Layer- m /0.3m Bulk Unit Weight: γ = 17 kN/m³ 48 39 10 5 5 8.000 -4.000 Layer- 1 1.50 3 Saturated Unit Weight: γsat = 21 kN/m³ 55 41 14 7 7 10.000 -6.000 Layer-
2 3.00 4 : Use Lab Test/ User define data (if available) 90 49 41 9 9 12.000 -8.000 Layer- 3 4.50 5 33 66 -34 11 11 14.000 -10.000 Layer- 4 6.00 8 Cohesion Calculation Procedure: 265 104 160 13 13 16.000 -12.000 Layer-
5 7.50 5 Method: Using BNBC Equation [6.D.7] & [6.D.8] 493 123 369 15 15 18.000 -14.000 Layer- 6 9.00 1 : Use Lab Test/ User define data (if available) 547 123 424 17 17 20.000 -16.000 Layer- 7 10.50 4 Derived from (Su)l 784 142 642 19 19 22.000 -18.000 Layer- 8 12.00 5 1013 156 857 21 21 24.000 -20.000 Layer-
9 13.50 6 Frictional Angle Calculation Procedure: 1378 312 1066 23 23 26.000 -22.000 Layer- 10 15.00 7 Method: BNBC Equation [6.D.6] 1605 341 1264 25 25 28.000 -24.000 Layer- 11 16.50 11 : Use Lab Test/ User define data (if available) 1804 355 1449 27 27 30.000 -26.000 Layer-
12 18.00 12 1949 331 1618 29 29 32.000 -28.000 Layer- 13 19.50 14 PILE DESIGN PARAMETERS [Required] ✔ 2117 350 1767 31 31 34.000 -30.000 Layer- 14 21.00 13 Foundation Type: Drilled Shaft 2267 374 1894 33 33 36.000 -32.000 Layer- 15 22.50 15 Shape: Hexagon [4] 2345 350 1994 35 35 38.000 -34.000 Layer-
16 24.00 15 Pile Diameter/Width B = 0.750 [5] m 2436 369 2067 37 37 40.000 -36.000 Layer- 17 25.50 18 Pile top level from Datum Ltop = +1.000 [6] m 2516 407 2109 39 39 42.000 -38.000 Layer- 18 27.00 33 Group Efficiency Factor ξ = 1.
19 28.50 36 20 30.00 38 2 : SPT INSTRUMENT DATA [Required] ✔ Safety Factor Determination 21 31.50 37 Hammer Type & release Mechanism: Automatic - Trip Structure Type & Design Life: Temporary [<25 yr] 22 33.00 35 Borehole Diameter: 150 mm Construction Quality: Very Poor Control
23 34.50 37 Sampling Method: Sampler without liner Code Spacified Safety Factor : SF = 2. 24 36.00 39 Rod Length: 6 m – 10 m : Ignore Skin Friction (End Bearing Pile behavior) 25 37.50 40 : Ignore End Bearing (Floating Pile behavior)
26 39.00 37 3 : SOIL CLASSIFICATION DATA [Required] ✔ 27 40.50 39 Existing Ground Level (EGL) from reference datum: EGL = +4.000 [7] m 28 42.00 42 Soil Layer ID
Layer Levels from Datum
Layer Depth from EGL Soil Layer Thickness
Soil Group Symbol & Group Name [ BNBC section 3.5.3 and ASTM D 2487 ] 29 43.50 44
30 Top Level Bottom Level
Top Bottom DESIGN CALCULATION FOR SELECTED PILE LENGTH 31 S't S'b Δs
32 m m m m m Table 1: Foundation Geometry Table 2: SPT Correction Factor 33 Layer-1 +4.000 +0.750 0 3.250 3.250 ML - Silt Foundation Type: Drilled Shaft Hammer efficiency EH = 0. 34 Layer-2 +0.750 -3.000 3.250 7.000 3.750 CH - Fat clay Cross section shape: Round Borehole diameter correction CB = 1.
35 Layer-3 -3.000 -5.000 7.000 9.000 2.000 ML - Silt Pile section perimeter peri = 2.356 m Sampler correction CS = 1. 36 Layer-4 -5.000 -8.750 9.000 12.750 3.750 ML - Silt Pile base area Ab = 0.442 m² Rod length correction CR = 0. 37 Layer-5 -8.750 -14.750 12.750 18.750 6.000 SM - Silty sand Pile length L = 20.000 m _EHCBCSCR/0.60 =_* 1. 38 Layer-6 -14.750 -39.750 18.750 43.750 25.000 SP - Poorly graded sand Pile toe level Ltoe = -19.000 m
39 Layer- 40 Layer-8 Table 3: Effective Overburden Stress Table 4: Geotechnical Parameters for Design Calculation 41 Layer-9 Depth from EGL
Effective Overburde n Stress
Remark Soil Layer ID
Soil Symbol & Description
Soil Type Layer Depth from EGL after Scour/Cut Out
SPT Value Correction Soil Parameters for Design
42 Layer- SPT Correction Overburden Stress Correction Wet Unit weight Saturated Unit weight Plasticity Index
Cohesion [Cohesive Soil] Frictional Angle [Granular Soil]
43 Layer- z σ'v , σ'z Average of Field N- Values in Soil Layer
Corrected N-Value for Field Procedure s
Soil Layer Mid-depth from EGL
Effective Stress at Mid-height
Overburde n Stress Correction Factor
Overburde n pressure Corrected N-Value
Lab Test/ User Value
Correlation /Table
Design Value
Lab Test/ User Value
Correlation /Table
Design Value
Lab Test/ User Value Correlation/ Table Design Value
Lab Test/ User Value
Correlation/ Table Design Value 44 Layer-12 m kPa Lab Test/ User Value 45 Layer-13 3.000 0.00 DU Top Bottom Tomlinson and Coduto Table
Tomlinson and Coduto Table
Derived from UC Test [ by (qu)l ]
Derived from DS Test [ by (Su)l ]
BNBC Eq. (6.D.7 & 6. D.8)
Table 6.D.
BNBC Eq. (6.D.5)
BNBC Eq. (6.D.6) 46 Layer-14 3.250 2. 47 Layer-15 4.500 24.84 WT 48 Note: Maximum Bore-hole Depth from EGL: 43.500 m 7.000 43.66 St Sb N̄ N̄ 60 Zm σ'v CN (N̄1)60 (γ)l γ (γsat)l γsat PI Su φ
49 9.000 77. m m m kPa kN/m³ kN/m³ kN/m³ kN/m³ kN/m³ kN/m³ % kPa kPa kPa kPa kPa degree degree degree degree
50 4 : LABORATORY TEST /USER DEFINED DATA [Optional] ✔ 12.750 145.93 Layer-1 ML - Silt Cohesive 3.000 3.250 4.0 5.6 3.125 1.40 2.000 11.2 14.50 17.00 16.50 21.00 34.9 25.0 34.9 ― NA ― ― NA ― ― NA ― 51 Soil Sample Depth from EGL
Plasticity Index
Specific Gravity
Moisture Content
Dry Density Undrained Shear Strength
Unconf. Compr. Strength
Frictional Angle
Wet/Bulk Unit Weight
Saturated Unit Weight
18.750 247.93 Layer-2 CH - Fat clay Cohesive 3.250 7.000 6.5 9.1 5.125 29.55 1.410 12.8 17.63 15.00 17.63 17.33 15.25 17.33 23.0 94.3 23.9 56.7 40.6 23.9 30.0 ― NA ― ― NA ― ― NA ― 52 23.000 316.72 Toe Level Layer-3 ML - Silt Cohesive 7.000 9.000 3.0 4.2 8.000 60.66 1.169 4.9 14.50 17.00 16.50 21.00 26.2 18.8 26.2 ― NA ― ― NA ― ― NA ―
53 43.750 652.56 Layer-4 ML - Silt Cohesive 9.000 12.750 3.3 4.7 10.875 111.80 0.965 4.5 18.21 14.50 18.21 18.93 16.50 18.93 25.0 29.1 20.8 29.1 ― NA ― ― NA ― ― NA ― 54 PI Gs w ρ 𝑑 (Su)l (qu)l (φ)l (γ)l (γsat)l Layer-5 SM - Silty sand Granular 12.750 18.750 9.0 12.6 15.750 196.93 0.775 9.7 16.75 17.00 19.75 21.00 3.5 ― NA ― ― NA ― ― NA ― 38.7 29.9 29.0 29. 55 m % % kg/m³ kPa kPa degree kN/m³ kN/m³ Layer-6 SP - Poorly graded sand Granular 18.750 43.750 31.3 43.7 31.250 450.25 0.499 21.8 16.19 17.25 16.19 19.05 20.00 19.05 30.4 ― NA ― ― NA ― ― NA ― 30.0 33.5 35.9 35.
56 2.23 16 2.66 30. 57 3.75 23 2.66 46.2 1230 188.6 17.63 17. 58 6.23 23.9 30 59 9.23 25 2.66 24.6 1490 18.21 18.
60 16.73 3.5 38. 61 27.23 2.66 9.3 1510 16.19 19. 62 31.73 30.4 30
63 64 65 66 Table 5: Bearing Capacity Parameters Table 6: Safety Factor
67 Bearing capacity factor Nc = 9 for SBCE Method SF(SBCE) = 2. 68 Drilled shaft capacity factor ω1 = 0.0015 for SPT Method SF(SPT) = 3. 69
70 Table7: Pile Resistance Calculation Soil layer ID
Soil symbol & Description
Soil Type Soil Parameter for Design
Skin Frictional Resistance Calculation End Bearing Resistance Calculation
Layer Depth from EGL Contributing Skin Resistance
Layer Thickness for Skin Friction Resistance
SPT Correction Adhesion factor
Effective Stress Calculation Friction factor due to overburde n
Unit Skin Friction Layer Depth from EGL Contribution Base Resistance
Layer Thickness for End Bearing Resistance
SPT Correction Bearing capacity factors
Capacity Modification Factor [ only for Drilled Shaft ]
Unit End Bearing Unit Conversion Undrained Shear Strength
Angle of Internal Fiction
Average of N-Values of Soil Layer
Hammer Corrected N-Value
Mid Depth Soil Layer from EGL
Effective Stress at Mid Depth
Critical Depth from EGL after Dig-out
Effective Stress at Critical Depth
Average of N-Values of Soil Layer
Hammer Corrected 1 kN/m³ = 101.97 kg/m³ N-Value by Static Bearing Capacity Equation
by SPT N- Value
by Static Bearing Capacity Equation
by SPT N- Value Top Level Bottom Level Abbreviation
BNBC = Bangladesh National Building Code Cu, Su φ (Zt)s (Zb)s ΔZs N̄ N̄ 60 α Zm σ'z Dc σ'zc β fs fsN (Zt)b (Zb)b ΔZb N N60 Nq ω2 Fr fb fbN
DU = Dig out /Scour depth kPa degree m m m m kPa m kPa kPa kPa m m m kPa
EGL = Existing Ground Level Layer-1 ML - Silt Cohesive 34.9 ― NA ― ― NC ― ― NC ― ― NC ― ― NC ― ― NC ― ― NC ― ― NC ― ― NC ― ― NC ― ― NC ― ― NC ― ― NC ― ― NC ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― NA = Not Applicable Layer-2 CH - Fat clay Cohesive 23.9 ― NA ― 4.750 7.000 2.250 8.0 11.2 0.550 ― NA ― ― NA ― ― NA ― ― NA ― ― NA ― 13.15 ― NA ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ―
NC = Non-Contributing zone for skin friction Layer-3 ML - Silt Cohesive 26.2 ― NA ― 8.500 9.000 0.
NI = Non-Influenced zone for end bearing Layer-4 ML - Silt Cohesive 29.1 ― NA ― 10.500 12.750 2.250 4.5 6.3 0.550 ― NA ― ― NA ― ― NA ― ― NA ― ― NA ― 16.00 ― NA ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― SBCE = Static Bearing Capacity Equation Layer-5 SM - Silty sand Granular ― NA ― 29.0 14.250 18.750 4.500 10.0 14.0 ― NA ― 16.500 209.68 ― NA ― ― NA ― 0.594 124.63 ― NA ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ― ― NI ―
SPT = Standard Penetration Test Layer-6 SP - Poorly graded sand Granular ― NA ― 35.9 20.250 22.250 2.
UC = Unconfined Compression US = Undrained Shear WT = Water Table depth
Sum = 11.500 Sum product = 891.50 0.00 Sum = 1.500 Weighted Average = 900.00 #VALUE!
Table 8: Axial Bearing Capacity Method Static Bearing Capacity Equation Method SPT N-Value Method
Ultimate Capacity Allowable Capacity Ultimate Capacity Allowable Capacity Skin Friction Qs = 2101 kPa Qs.alw = 750 kPa Qs = ― NA ― kPa Qs.alw.N = ― NA ― kPa End Bearing Qb = 398 kPa Qb.alw = 142 kPa Qb = ― NA ― kPa Qb.alw.N = ― NA ― kPa Total Capacity Qult = 2498 kPa Qallow = 892 kPa Qult = ― NA ― kPa Qallow.N = ― NA ― kPa