For Clayey Soils : Ultimate load carrying capacity of an under reamed piles

Qu = Ap.Nc.Cp + Aa . Nc. C'a + C'a. As' + ἀ.Ca.As

1 Ultimate bearing capacity of Pile = Qu (KN)

2 C/s Area of pile at Stem level = Ap (m2)
3 Bearing Capacity factor, Usually tajen 9 = Nc 9
4 Cohesion of soil around toe = Cp(kNf/m2)
5 π/4(Du2 - D2) where Du(mt) and D(mt) are= Aa
the under reamed and stem diameter, respectively.
6 Average Cohesion around under reamed = C'a (kNf/m2)
7 Reduction factor usally taken as 0.5 for clays
= ἀ 0.5
8 Avg cohesion of the soil along pile stem = Ca (Kn/M2)
9 Surface Area of the stem = As(M2)
10 Surface are of the cylinder circumscribing =the A's (m2)
under reamed piles

Input data
1 Dia of the pile recommended = 0.45 Mts Mts
2 length of the pile = 18 mts mts
3 Dia of the bulbs ( 2.5 D ) Du = 1.125 Mts Mts
4 Spacing Between Bulbs (1.2 to 1.5 Du) = 0 Mts Mts
5 Surface Area of Stem "As" = 25.4502 M2 M2
6 Enter the cohesion at Toe "Cp" = 24 KN/M2 KN/M2
7 Enter the cohesion at bulb "C'a = 34 KN/M2 KN/M2
8 Average Cohesion along the stem = 29 KN/M2 KN/M2
10 Bearing capacity factor Nc = 9
11 Reduction factor ἀ = 0.5
12 C/s area of pile at tip " Ap" = 0.159317 M2 M2
13 Suface area circumscribing the bulb "A's" = 0 M2 M2

Ultimate load carrying capacity of the pile 658.9763 KN KN

65.89763 Tons Tons

Safe load carying capacity of pile 26.35905