ALPAXL

Ver 1.0

Axially loaded pile analysis tool

Circular pile

Developed by Hoyoung Seo

Advisor: Prof. Monica Prezzi

Pile geometry

Soil properties

Pile diameter Br (m)

0.2

Layer i

Depth to the
layer Hi (m)

Young's modulus
of the soil Esi (MPa)

Pile length Lp (m)

19

12

50

Young's modulus of
the pile Ep (GPa)

27

19

117

21

117

40

138

Soil layers
Number of soil layers
within the pile
Number of soil layers
below the pile base

5
2

7
8

Load
Load at the
pile head Qt (kN)

9
542

10

Output
Poisson's ratio
of the soil si

Head settlement
wt (mm)
Base settlement
wb (mm)
Base load
Qb (kN)

0.3
0.3

0.3
0.3

Original shear modulus

Modified shear modulus

Run

3.61
0.13
17
0.0227335

5 iterations

Qt (kN) = 542

Qb (kN) = 17

Original configuration

Deformed configuration

plot scale factor

5
Soil displacement was magnified by
for a better view.

200

times

100

200

300

400

500

600
0

0.5

0.5
soil displacement (mm)

pile head settlement (mm)

0
0

1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4

10 12 14 16 18 20

1
1.5
2
2.5
3

At the pile head

3.5

At the pile base

4
Axial load (kN)

0.5

1.5

2.5

Radial distance from pile axis (m)

3.5

6
Depth (m)

Depth (m)

8
10
12

200

300

8
10
12

14

14

16

16

18

18

20

100

20
Pile displacement (mm)

Axial load (kN)

400

500

600

10 12 14 16 18 20

At the pile head

At the pile base

ance from pile axis (m)

00

300

ial load (kN)

400

500

600

Layer
1
2
3
4

Hi (m)

ki (Pa)

ti (N)

12
19
21
40

2.25E+07
5.27E+07
5.27E+07
6.22E+07

6.34E+07
1.48E+08
1.48E+08
1.75E+08

i (m-1)
0.152041
0.214624
0.419880
0.419880

ai (N/m)

Bi (m)

Ci (m)

1.48E+08
2.46E+08
1.26E+08
1.48E+08

-2.198E-05
5.156E-07
-6.748E-10
0.000E+00

3.634E-03
5.824E-03
3.884E-01
3.565E-01

msi (Nm)

nsi (N/m)

648.9
18.0
0.6
0.1

32.8
1.4
0.2
0.1

r
0.02273
0.02273
0.02273
0.02273

If ALPAXLVer 1.0 does not work properly, please check whether the Analysis TookPak add-in is intalled.
The installation procedures of the Analysis ToolPak are as follows:
1. On the Tools menu, click Add-Ins.

2. In the Add-Ins available list, select the Analysis ToolPak box, and then click OK.

3. Restart Microsoft Excel.

k add-in is intalled.