Pile Load Capacity
Pile Load Capacity
2)-2010
1 IS 2911 (Part 1/sect. 2)-2010 These piles are ideal as end bearing piles particularly when they are to be
socketed into rock. These piles are suitable where vibrations to the existing adjoining buildings produces
noisy and disturb the structures in the immediate vicinity is not desirable. For high capacities (150 tonnes
to 300 tonnes) these piles are preferable.
For bored piles through sandy soil resting on a firm cohesionless material, ‘N’ value shall be between 40
2 and 50. Bored cast in situ piles in clay, the capacity must be ascertained from shear strength of the
supporting soil. The ultimate bearing capacity of a bored pile in a granular soil is generally taken as being
1/3 to ½ that of the ultimate bearing resistance of a driven pile within the same soil.
Design aspects
3 The minimum centre-to-centre spacing of piles is considered from three aspects, namely,
Spacing of piles
a) practical aspects of installing the piles,
b) diameter of the pile, and
c) nature of the load transfer to the soil and possible reduction in the load capacity of piles group.
Minimum spacing: End bearing piles=2.5D ; Piles resting on rock=2 D; Friction piles=3.0 D where D is dia
of piles.
4 Reinforcement:
Longitudinal Reinforcement: Mini. Ast =0.4% of sectional area of pile.
Main rod: Minimum 6Nos. bars shall be used. Minimum dia. of bar is 12mm.
Lateral ties: Mini. Dia of links or spiral shall be 8 mm and spacing of links or spirals not less than 150mm.
5 Concrete Grade: Minimum M25. The minimum cement content shall be 400
kg/m3 . However, with proper mix design and use of proper admixture the cement
content may be reduced but in no case the cement content shall be less than 350
kg/m3
Qu = 13N(L/B)*Ap + (N*As)/0.50
24.73 8.24
209.60 69.87
222.55 74.18
291.63 97.21
Soft Strata
268.86 89.62
322.64 107.55
292.41 97.47
264.94 88.31
2,889.59 963.20 Pref Depth
2,676.85 892.28
4,001.15 1,333.72
3,716.58 1,238.86
3,689.11 1,229.70
Hard Strata
3,787.63 1,262.54
4,470.58 1,490.19
4,037.26 1,345.75
4,500.41 1,500.14
151.11 50.37
174.66 58.22
223.73 74.58
221.76 73.92
Soft Strata
296.34 98.78
424.69 141.56
452.95 150.98
1,027.96 342.65
1,826.70 608.90 Pref Depth
2,076.33 692.11
2,311.83 770.61
2,314.97 771.66
3,138.04 1,046.01
Hard Strata
3,260.11 1,086.70
3,905.38 1,301.79
3,509.74 1,169.91
3,939.92 1,313.31
60.45 20.15
69.87 23.29
169.95 56.65
184.08 61.36
Soft Strata
172.70 57.57
447.45 149.15
1,054.65 351.55
670.78 223.59
2,787.14 929.0475 Pref Depth
2,873.10 957.70
2,417.02 805.67
3,317.41 1,105.80
4,418.77 1,472.92
Hard Strata
3,991.73 1,330.58
4,093.78 1,364.59
4,139.31 1,379.77
4,165.21 1,388.40
60.45 20.15
69.87 23.29
104.80 34.93
184.08 61.36
198.21 66.07
291.63 97.21 Soft Strata
471.00 157.00
685.31 228.44
730.44 243.48
657.44 219.15
746.14 248.71
2,469.61 823.20 Pref Depth
2,382.87 794.29
3,053.65 1,017.88
3,762.11 1,254.04 Hard Strata
4,660.15 1,553.38
4,705.29 1,568.43
120.89 40.30
225.69 75.23
586.40 195.47
520.06 173.35
Soft Strata
1,069.56 356.52
3,342.53 1,114.18
1,849.07 616.36
1,883.61 627.87
2,683.13 894.38 Pref Depth
3,306.81 1,102.27
4,726.49 1,575.50
4,451.34 1,483.78
4,500.41 1,500.14
Hard Strata
5,782.31 1,927.44
4,737.48 1,579.16
6,036.26 2,012.09
6,284.71 2,094.90
Qu = 13N(L/B)*Ap + (N*As)/0.50
49.46 16.49
138.95 46.32
1,038.56 346.19
1,148.85 382.95
Soft Strata
806.59 268.86
1,642.22 547.41
1,549.20 516.40
2,446.06 815.35
2,870.35 956.78 Pref Depth
2,829.93 943.31
3,395.13 1,131.71
3,080.73 1,026.91
3,148.24 1,049.41
Hard Strata
2,818.15 939.38
3,065.43 1,021.81
2,793.03 931.01
3,072.49 1,024.16
54.17 18.06
93.02 31.01
162.50 54.17
936.11 312.04
Soft Strata
551.46 183.82
1,088.01 362.67
2,111.26 703.75
1,181.03 393.68
1,469.52 489.84 Pref Depth
2,561.06 853.69
1,418.89 472.96
1,728.18 576.06
2,806.38 935.46
Hard Strata
2,214.09 738.03
2,680.78 893.59
2,667.82 889.27
2,817.37 939.12
40.04 13.35
49.46 16.49
249.04 83.01
1,689.32 563.11
Soft Strata
708.46 236.15
1,365.90 455.30
1,207.72 402.57
1,053.47 351.16
1,205.37 401.7891666667 Pref Depth
1,725.04 575.01
1,881.25 627.08
4,184.84 1,394.95
2,505.33 835.11
Hard Strata
4,297.88 1,432.63
3,940.70 1,313.57
4,139.31 1,379.77
4,318.29 1,439.43
40.04 13.35
156.61 52.20
418.60 139.53
541.26 180.42
963.59 321.20
648.80 216.27 Soft Strata
1,389.45 463.15
1,195.56 398.52
934.54 311.51
1,269.74 423.25
1,026.78 342.26
1,296.04 432.01 Pref Depth
1,821.59 607.20
2,594.43 864.81
2,971.23 990.41 Hard Strata
3,461.07 1,153.69
3,633.77 1,211.26
49.46 16.49
108.33 36.11
1,321.16 440.39
545.58 181.86
Soft Strata
712.39 237.46
1,378.07 459.36
2,282.78 760.93
1,832.58 610.86
2,045.32 681.77 Pref Depth
2,924.13 974.71
3,399.84 1,133.28
4,094.17 1,364.72
5,087.19 1,695.73
Hard Strata
4,812.84 1,604.28
4,456.84 1,485.61
4,173.85 1,391.28
4,498.84 1,499.61