Static Stiffness Calculation of Pile :

Dia. Of Pile ( D ) =
Area of Pile (A) =
Length of Pile ( L )=
Modulus of elsticity (E) =
Moment of Inertia (I) =

900
0.636
20
29580
0.0322

mm
m2
m
N/mm2 =
m4

29580000 kN/m2

Allowable Pile Load

Pile Dia.
(mm)

Compression (T)
2500

900

Shear (T)
125

Tension (T)
350

Vertical Stiffness :
KFY =
Load for unit deflection in vertical direction
=
A.E/L
=
94089.91 T/m
Note : The value is increased by 15% considering frictional resistance from surrounding soil.
Hence,

KFY,mod =

108203.402 T/m

Horz. Stiffness :
[Ref. IS: 2911(Part1/Sec2)-1979; Amendment No.3 (Aug 1987) Appendix C]
From Fig.2 For , L1 =
0
m
Lf /T =
2.15
(for fixed head pile in sand & normally loaded clay)
K1

=
Hence ,

0.525

kg/cm3 ( for medium Sand) From Table : 1

5250

kN/m3

T 5

EI
=
K1

2.830

Lf
1

Therefore, Depth of Fixity (Lf) =

6.08

Point of
Fixity

For clay

(Cu )

K2

kg/cm2

0.2
7.75

775

KN/m2

kg/cm

[Assumed]
[As per Table-2]

Hence,

R4

EI
K2

5.921

Therefore, Depth of Fixity (Lf) =

12.73

Consider Depth of Fixity = Avg. of two above L f =

KFX

= KFZ

=
=

m
9.4073159 m

12 EI/ (L 1+Lf) 3
13731.63 kN/m

Therefore stiffnesses for 900 mm diameter piles are as follows:

Vertical = 108203.402 T/m
Horizontal = 1373.16 T/m