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CHECK FOR DRIVING STRESS-BIAXIAL & FLEXURE 11/3/2017 Page 1

APPENDIX: A
ANALYSIS ON PRE-CAST DRIVEN PILE FOR DRIVING STRESS
PROJECT TITLE: 2X660 MW MAITREE STPP CLIENT/OWNER: BHEL/BIFPCL
LOCATION: RAMPAL, BAGERHAT ANALYZED BY: PRIODEEP 03.10.17
PILE SPECIFICATIONS MATERIAL STRENGTH PROPERTIES GRADE (MPA) GRADE (psi)
m m CONCRETE CYLINDRICAL CRASHING
PILE SIZE 0.35 0.35 40 5802
STRENGTH, fc' (28 days)
LENGTH 10 m YIELD STRNGTH OF STEEL,fy 500 72519

Check for Driving Stress


Formula for use with Diesel Hammer:

Ru= [12efEn/ (s+0.5(C1+C2+C3)] x [(Wr+e Wp) / (Wr+Wp)] ---------(I)


Ru = ultimate carrying capacity of pile (ultimate resistance to driving) TO BE CALCULATED

Wr= weight of falling mass 7714 lb


En=Rated energy per blow 75768 lb-ft
ef= hammer efficiency 100 %
Wp= weight of pile 6884.80625
L = length of pile 393.6 inches.
e = coefficient of restitution * 0.4
*[Pile Top Covered by steel plate during driving.]
s = set value 0.25 inches.
C1= temporary compression allowance for pile head and cap 0.1
C2= temporary compression of pile, in= Ru L/ AE 4.777E-07 X Ru
C3= temporary compression allowance for quake of ground 0.1
A= average cross section of pile 189.778176 Sq.inches
E= modulus of elasticity for pile material=57000√ f’c 4.34E+06 psi
So, placing the values in equation -I,
1.713E-07 X Ru2 + 0.47 Ru - 909216 =0
Solving the equation above:
Ru = 741134.0167 lbs
= 3296859.505 N
Stress on concrete during driving(Ru/A) = 26.91 MPa HENCE OK!!
COMMENTS: AS THE CONCRETE CYLINDRICAL CRUSHING STRENGTH SUGGESTED AS 40 MPa, SO THE DRIVING STRESS IS APPLICABLE
FOR THIS PARTICULAR DRIVEN PILE.

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