Design Of Pile Cap Inputs Column/wall Length(X dim.) Column/Wall Width(Y dim.) Axial Load Mx No. of piles Dia.

Of each pile Concrete grade Steel grade No. of rows in x direction(m) No. of rows in y direction(n) Assumed overhange Analysis and Design 1) Pile Cap dimensions L = B = 2S + D + 2 x Assumed overhang of150mm S is the spacing of piles. Which can be fixed such that the group efficiency is 100% 100 S Smin = = = = = = = (2(m + n - 2)S + 4D)*100/(pi() * D * mn) (pi() D mn - 4D)/(2(m + n -2)) 3d or 900 which ever is mpre 900 mm 758.5729 mm 900 mm 2350 mm should be > smin > Smin = = = = = = = = = = = 500 500 2000 300 9 250 M20 Fe415 3 3 150 mm mm KN KNm (Friction piles) mm

mm

S Therefore, S L=B

2) Depth of pile cap a) Depth of pile cap based on moment criteria BD

2

Muy,max/(0.36fck(xu/d)(1-0.416xu/d))

Where, Muy = Maximum ultimate moment at the face bc about y axis = (Puc1 + Puc2 + Puc3)(S - L)/2

Where, Puc1, Puc2 and Puc3 are the ultimate reaction from Piles Pc1, Pc2 and Pc3 Load factor x ((column/wall load P + assumed self weight of 0.1P of pile cap)/ number of piles) + MuyYc/ yc2) = Load factor Therefore Puc1, Puc2 and Puc3 = Therefore, Muy, max Xu/d Therefore, for calculating D BD2 D and D
2

1.5

450 KN 877.5 KNm 0.479 for steel grade of Fe415

= =

= = =

3.18E+08 135214.1 367.7147 mm

b) Depth of pile cap based on shear criteria From, Vu,max = d Vumax = = uc bd Vumax/uc b Puc1 + Puc2 + Puc3 1350 KN 0.36 N/mm2 1595.745 mm (Min. value for considered grade of concrete)

uc d

= =

Consider

D d

= =

675 mm 625 mm

3) Design for moment Area of steel for max. ultimate moment at the face of column/wall about x and y axis Mux,max = (Pua1 + Pub1 + Puc1)*(S-b)/2 Where, Pua1 = 1.5 x ((Column/wall load P + assumed selfweight of 0.1P of pile cap) number of piles) + Muy X /x2 Pua1 Similarly, Pub1 Puc1 Mux,max = = = = 283.3333 KN 366.6667 KN 450 KN 715 KNm

4) Design for shear

es) + MuyYc/ yc2)