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Deep Foundation

Shallow Foundations (Spread Footings)

- Bearing Capacity
- Settlement
Deep Foundations
- Load Capacity (bearing and friction)
- Settlement
- Negative Skin Friction

Necessity of Deep Foundations

The loads are so high that there is not

enough plan area to accommodate the size
of the foundation required
Where Water Table is high (dewatering is
required)
The presence of adjacent buildings in
congested built-up areas imposes
restrictions on open excavation and calls
for construction of walls to restrain
displacement of existing buildings.

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Necessity of Deep Foundations...

2. To resist uplift or overturning forces.

3. To control settlements when spread footings
are on marginal or highly compressible soil.
4. To control scour problems on bridge
abutments or piers.
5. In offshore construction to transmit loads
through the water and into the underlying soil.
6. To control earth movements, such as
landslides.

BATTER PILE (RAKER PILE)

The pile which is installed
at an angle to the vertical.

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Pile Foundations

Piles are relatively long and slender members

used to transmit foundation loads through soil
strata of low bearing capacity to deeper soil or
rock having a higher bearing capacity.

Pile resistance is comprised of

- end bearing
- shaft friction

For many piles only one of these components is

important. This is the basis of a simple
classification

End Bearing Piles

PILES SOFT SOIL

ROCK

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Friction Piles

PILES SOFT SOIL

Strength
increases
with depth

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NEGATIVE SKIN FRICTION

For end bearing and skin friction to develop the pile
must move downwards in relation to the soil.
There are, however, occasions when after a pile has
been installed, the soil surrounding the pile begins
to move downwards in relation to the pile. When this
occurs, the soil exerts a downward drag on the pile.
This downward drag is called negative skin friction.
Consider a soil profile underlain by a hard stratum.

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NEGATIVE SKIN FRICTION

NEGATIVE SKIN FRICTION

Consider what happens on account of the following two
events:
1. A fill is placed at the ground surface above the soft clay
the fill will induce the development of excess pore water
pressures in the soft clay and with time they will dissipate,
the effective stress will increase and the soft clay will
consolidate. As it consolidates it will move downwards in
relation to the pile since the pile is resting on firm stratum.
2. At this site for season the ground water table is lowered
the lowering of the ground water table has the effect of
increasing the effective stress in the soft clay and it will
consolidate and move downwards in relation to the pile.

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NEGATIVE SKIN FRICTION

In both these situations, the effect of downward movement

of the soft clay in relation to the pile will be two folds:
1. The skin friction in soft clay helping to resist the load from
the superstructure will be wiped out
2. The downward movement of the soil will impose a drag
equal to the skin friction in the downward direction which
will have to borne by end bearing.

Qult = Qb Qs

End bearing will have to support not just the load of the
superstructure but also the load on account of negative skin
friction acting on the pile surface.

Loads applied to Piles

V
M
H
Combinations of vertical, horizontal and
moment loading may be applied at the soil
surface from the overlying structure

For the majority of foundations the loads

applied to the piles are primarily vertical

For piles in jetties, foundations for bridge

piers, tall chimneys, and offshore piled
foundations the lateral resistance is an
important consideration

The analysis of piles subjected to lateral and

moment loading is more complex than
simple vertical loading because of the soil-
structure interaction.

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Individual Piles

Method of Estimating Load Capacity

Load Test
Dynamic Formula
Static Analysis

Axial Pile Capacity Pile Load Test Approach

Fig. 20.22 Arrangements for conducting a Pile Load Test

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IS2911:2010 Definition
3.14 Routine Test Pile
A pile which is selected for load testing and which is
subsequently used as a part of the foundation. The test
pile may form a working pile itself, if subjected to routine
load test up to 1.5 times the safe load.
3.15 Working Pile
A pile forming part of the foundation system of a given
structure.
3.16 Initial Test Pile
One or more piles, which are not working piles, may be
installed if required to assess the load-carrying capacity
of a pile. These piles are tested either to their
a) ultimate load capacity or
b) to 2 times the estimated safe load.

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Steps in Rational Pile Design and

Selection
Adequate Subsurface Investigation
Soil Profile Development
Appropriate Lab/Field Testing
Selection of Soil Design Parameters
Static Analysis
Applied Experience

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Ultimate Bearing Capacity - Static

Formula Method (Qu = Qp + Qs)
Qu = Ultimate Bearing Capacity

Qs = fAs

f = Unit Frictional
Embedded Resistance
=L
Length AS = Shaft Area
qP = Unit Bearing
Capacity
AP = Area of Point
QP = qPAP

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Types of Pile

There are many piling systems

The pile installation procedure varies

considerably, and has an important influence on
the subsequent response

Two main groups can be identified

- Displacement (Driven) piles
- Non-displacement (Bored) piles

Types of Displacement Piles

Displacement

Large Small

Preformed Formed in-situ Hollow tube, or Screw

(Precast) H-section
Steel

Solid Hollow tube Tube former

Concrete, Closed end withdrawn
or Timber Steel or Concrete void filled with
concrete

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Types of Bored Piles

Bored Piles
(Non-displacement)

Unsupported Supported
during during
Construction Construction

Permanently by Casing Temporarily

by casing By Drilling Mud

Void filled with

Reinforced Concrete

Types of Pile Material

Concrete Steel Timber Steel H Pre-cast Composite

Pipe Concrete

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Is 2911: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF

PILE FOUNDATIONS CODE OF
PRACTICE-Part 1 Concrete Piles
Section 3 Driven precast concrete piles
Section 1 Driven cast-in-situ concrete piles
Section 2 Bored cast-in-situ concrete piles
Section 4 Precast piles in pre-bored holes

Precast Driven Pile:

(IS 2911: Part1-Section 3 Driven precast concrete piles

The pile constructed in concrete in a

casting yard and subsequently driven into
the ground when it has attained sufficient
strength.

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Piles are inserted into the soil by

the following methods:
1. Driving using a pile hammer.
2. Driving using a vibratory device.
3. Jacking the pile.
4. Drilling a hole (pre-drilling) and inserting
a pile into it.
5. Screw into the ground.

Driven precast concrete piles

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Precast Concrete Plies

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SOME DEFINITIONS (as per IS 2911-

2010)

Dolly A cushion of hardwood or some

suitable material placed on the top of the
casing to receive the blows of the hammer.

Drop Hammer (or Monkey) Hammer, ram

or monkey raised by a winch and allowed
to fall under gravity.

Single or Double Acting Hammer A hammer

operated by steam compressed air or internal
combustion, the energy of its blows being derived
mainly from the source of motive power and not
from gravity along.
Hydraulic Hammer A hammer operated by a
hydraulic fluid can be used with advantage for
increasing the energy of blow.
Kentledge Dead weight used for applying a test
load on a pile.
Pile Rig A movable steel structure for driving
piles in the correct position and alignment by
means of a hammer operating in the guides of
the frame.

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SEGMENTAL PRECAST RCC PILES

Wherever final pile length is
so large that a single length
precast pile unit is either
uneconomical or
impracticable for installation,
the segmental precast RCC
piles with a number of
segments using efficient
mechanical jointing could be
adopted.

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Excessive whipping during handling

pre-cast pile may generally be avoided
by limiting the length of pile to a
maximum of 50 times the least width. As
an alternatives segmental precast piling
technique could be used.

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3.1 Driven Cast-in-situ Pile

(IS 2911: Part1-sec1)

The pile formed within the ground by driving a

casing of uniform diameter (displacement piles),
subsequently filling the hole with reinforced
concrete.
For displacing the subsoil the casing is driven
with a plug or a shoe at the bottom. When the
casing is left permanently in the ground, it is
termed as cased pile and when the casing is
taken out, it is termed as uncased pile. The steel
casing tube is tamped during its extraction to
ensure proper compaction of concrete.

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Fig. 27.11 Driven cast-in-situ pile encased in a mandrel driven thin steel shell

Fig. 27.12 An uncased driven cast-in-situ pile

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An uncased driven cast-in-situ pile of compacted concrete

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SMALL DISPLACEMENT PILE

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SMALL DISPLACEMENT PILE

SMALL DISPLACEMENT PILE

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BORED CAST IN SITU PILE (IS 2911: Part1-sec2) -A

pile formed within the ground by excavating or
boring a hole within the ground (non displacement ), with
or without the use of a temporary casing and
subsequently filling it with plain or reinforced
concrete.
When the casing is left permanently it is termed as
cased pile and when the casing is taken out it is
termed as uncased pile.
In installing a bored pile, the sides of the borehole
(when it does not stand by itself) is required to be
stabilized with the aid of, a temporary casing, or with
the aid of drilling mud of suitable consistency.

Cast-in-situ pile: reinforcement insertion followed by concreting

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Cast-in-situ pile: concreting followed by reinforcement insertion

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Drilling Methods

1) Dry method possible only for competent soil profiles

2) Casing method
needed for caving soils
3) Slurry (or wet) method

Selection of the drilling method depends

on the nature of the ground

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Difference between Driven and cast in

situ piles and Bored and cast in situ
piles?

Driven cast in-situ piles are

displacement piles in which a hole is
formed by driving a metallic shell or a
casing into the ground while bored and
cast-in situ piles are non displacement
piles in which hole is formed by boring
(i.e. excavating soil by auger etc.).

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Advantages of bored and cast-in situ

Very little displacement & no risk of heave.

Soil can be checked & inspected.
Length of pile can be readily varied at site.
Piles of great length up to 50m can be made.
Large diameter piles with enlargement 2-3 time
diameter of shaft is possible.
Piles can be installed without much noise,
vibration
Piles can be installed with limited head room.
Feasible in strata with cobbles and boulders.

Disadvantages of bored and cast-in situ

1. Installation of cast-in-situ piles requires careful
supervision and quality control of all the materials
used in the construction.
2. The method is quite cumbersome. It needs
sufficient storage space for all the materials used
in the construction.
3. The advantage of increased bearing capacity
due to compaction in granular soil that could be
obtained by a driven pile is not produced by a
cast-in-situ pile.
4. Construction of piles in holes where there is
heavy current of ground water flow or artesian
pressure is very difficult.

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Precast piles -Advantages

1. Piles can be precast to the required specifications.
2. Piles of any size, length and shape can be made in
advance and used at the site. As a result, the progress of
the work will be rapid.
3. A pile driven into granular soil compacts the adjacent soil
mass and as a result the bearing capacity of the pile is
increased.
4. The work is neat and clean. The supervision of work at
the site can be reduced to a minimum. The storage space
required is very much less.
5. Driven piles may conveniently be used in places where it
is advisable not to drill holes for fear of meeting ground
water under pressure.
6. Drivens pile are the most favored for works over water
such as piles in wharf structures or jetties.

Precast piles -Disadvantages

1.Precast or prestressed concrete piles must be properly
reinforced to withstand handling stresses during
transportation and driving.
2. Advance planning is required for handling and driving.
3. Requires heavy equipment for handling and driving.
4. Since the exact length required at the site cannot be
determined in advance, the method involves cutting off
extra lengths or adding more lengths. This increases the
cost of the project.
5. Driven piles are not suitable in soils of poor drainage
qualities. If the driving of piles is not properly phased and
arranged, there is every possibility of heaving of the soil or
the lifting of the driven piles during the driving of a new
pile.
6. Where the foundations of adjacent structures are likely
to be affected due to the vibrations generated by the
driving of piles, driven piles should not be used.

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Auger Cast-in-situ Piles

Non-displacement-Bored

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CFA piles are typically installed

with diameters ranging from 0.3
to 0.9 m and lengths of up to 30 m
Advantage:
No casing
is required
for stablizing
the hole

Fig. 27.17 Auger cast-in-situ pile

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Precast Piles in Pre-bored Holes

(IS 2911: Part1-Section 4 Precast piles in prebored holes

A pile constructed in reinforced concrete in a

casting yard and subsequently lowered into
prebored holes and the annular space around the
pile ground is grouted through grouting duct.
Grouting Duct - A circular hole kept in the
center of a precast pile for the purpose of
grouting the annual space in the borehole around
the pile.

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Small and large diameter piles (as per

IS2911-2010)
Piles of 600mm or less in diameter are
commonly known as small diameter piles
while piles greater than 600mm dia are
called large diameter piles.

6.6 Spacing of Piles{2911-(part1-

sec1,2,3,4):2010}
The center to center spacing of piles is
considered from two aspects, viz.,
a) practical aspects of installing the piles;
and
b) the nature of the load transfer to the soil
and possible reduction in the bearing
capacity of piles group.
C)Nature of load transfer to the soil and
possible reduction in the load capacity of
pile group.

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6.6 Spacing of Piles: for End Bearing

Pile{2911-(part1-sec1,2,3,4):2010}
In case of piles founded on hard stratum
and deriving their capacity mainly from end
bearing the minimum centre-to-centre
spacing shall be 2.5 times the diameter of
the circumscribing circle corresponding to
the cross-section of the shaft.
In case of piles resting on rock, the
spacing of 2 times the said diameter may
be adopted.
NOTE In the case of piles of non-circular cross-section,
diameter of the circumscribing circle shall be adopted.

6.6 Spacing of Piles: for Friction Pile

{2911-(part1-sec1,2,3,4):2010}
Piles deriving their bearing capacity mainly
from friction shall be spaced sufficiently
apart to ensure that the zones of soils from
which the piles derive their support do not
overlap to such an extent that their bearing
values are reduced.
Generally the spacing in such cases shall
not be less than 3 times the diameter of
the shaft.

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6.6 Spacing of Piles:old

version of code
In case of loose sand or filling closer
spacing may be possible since
displacement during the piling may be
absorbed by vertical and horizontal
compaction of the strata. Minimum spacing
in such strata may be two times the
diameter of the shaft.

BORED COMPACTION PILE - A

bored cast in situ pile with or without
bulb(s) in which the compaction of
surrounding ground and freshly filled
concrete in pile bore is simultaneously
achieved by suitable method. If the
pile with bulb(s), it is known under-
reamed bored compaction pile.

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UNDER-REAMED PILE
A bored cast in situ or bored
compaction concrete pile with an
enlarged bulb(s) made by either
cutting or scooping out the soil or
by any other suitable process.

Fig. 27.16 Bored cast-in-situ under-reamed pile

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UNDER-REAMED PILES
Under-reamed piles are bored cast in-situ and bored
compaction concrete types having one or more bulbs
formed by enlarging the borehole for the pile stem.

These piles are suited for expansive soils which are

often subjected to considerable ground movements due
to seasonal moisture variations.

These also find wide application in other soil strata

where economics are favorable.

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UNDER-REAMED PILES
When the ground consists of expansive
soil, for example, black cotton soils, the
bulb of under-reamed pile provide
anchorage against uplift due to swelling
pressure, apart from the increased
bearing, provided topmost bulb is
formed close to or just below the
bottom of active zone.

All
Dimension
in mm

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All
Dimension
in mm

In deep deposits of expansive soils the

minimum length of piles, irrespective of
any other considerations, shall be 3.5 m
below ground level.
If the expansive soil deposits are of
shallow depth and overlying on non-
expansive soil strata of good bearing or
rock, piles of smaller length can also be
provided.
In recently filled up grounds or other strata
or poor bearing the piles should pass
through them and rest in good bearing
strata.

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The minimum stem diameter of under-reamed

pile can be 200 mm up to 5m depth in dry
conditions, that is strata with low water table.
The minimum stem diameter for piles up to 5 m
depth in strata with high water table within pile
depth, shall be 300 mm for normal under-
reamed pile and 250 mm for compaction under-
reamed pile.
For piles of more than 5 m depth, the minimum
diameter in two cases shall be 375 mm and 300
mm respectively.
The minimum diameter of stem for strata
consisting of harmful constituents, such as
sulphates, should also be 375 mm.

The diameter of under-reamed bulbs

may vary from 2 to 3 times the stem
diameter, depending, upon the
feasibility of construction and design
requirements.
In bored cast in-situ under-reamed
piles and under-reamed compaction
piles, the bulb diameter shall be
normally 2.5 and 2 times the stem
diameter respectively.

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For piles of up to 300 mm

diameter, the spacing of the bulbs
should not exceed 1.5 times the
diameter of the bulb. For piles of
diameter greater than 300 mm,
spacing can be reduced to 1.25
times the bulb diameter.

From NBC 2005

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The topmost bulb should be at a

minimum depth of two times the bulb
diameter.
In expansive soils it should also be
not less than 2.75 m below ground
level.
The minimum clearance below the
underside of pile cap embedded in
the ground and the bulb should be a
minimum of 1.5 times the bulb
diameter.

Clay
Clayey Soils
For
clayey soils,
the ultimate
load
carrying
capacity of
an under-
reamed
pile may be
worked out
from the
following
expression:

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SAFE LOAD TABLE

The safe bearing, uplift and lateral loads
for under-reamed piles given in Table 1
apply to both medium compact (l0<N
<30) sandy soils
and clayey soils of medium (4<N < 8)
consistency including expansive soils.
The values are for piles with bulb
diameter equal to two-and-a-half times
the shaft diameter.

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For dense sandy (N>=30) and stiff clayey (N

>=8) soils, the safe loads in compression and
uplift obtained from Table 1 may be increased
by 25 percent.

For piles in loose (4< N <10) sandy and soft

(2< N <4) clayey soils, the safe loads should
be taken 0.75 times the values shown in the
Table. For very loose (N < 4) sandy and very
soft (N < 2) clayey soils the values obtained
from the Table should be reduced by 50
percent.

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Fig. 27.18 A micro pile

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