Pile Capacity Calculator

✖Shaft Resistance is the load resisted by a pile's shaft.ⓘ Shaft Resistance [Q _su]			+10% -10%
✖Toe Resistance is the load resisted by the toe of a pile.ⓘ Toe Resistance [Q _bu]			+10% -10%

✖Pile Capacity is the maximum load which it can carry without failure or excessive settlement of the ground.ⓘ Pile Capacity [Q _u]

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Pile Capacity

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`"Q "_{"u"} = "Q "_{"su"}+"Q "_{"bu"}`

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`"20.88kN"="10.65kN"+"10.23kN"`

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Pile Capacity Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Pile Capacity = Shaft Resistance+Toe Resistance
Q _u = Q _su+Q _bu
This formula uses 3 Variables

Variables Used

Pile Capacity - (Measured in Newton) - Pile Capacity is the maximum load which it can carry without failure or excessive settlement of the ground.
Shaft Resistance - (Measured in Newton) - Shaft Resistance is the load resisted by a pile's shaft.
Toe Resistance - (Measured in Newton) - Toe Resistance is the load resisted by the toe of a pile.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Shaft Resistance: 10.65 Kilonewton --> 10650 Newton (Check conversion here)
Toe Resistance: 10.23 Kilonewton --> 10230 Newton (Check conversion here)

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

Q _u = Q _su+Q _bu --> 10650+10230

Evaluating ... ...

Q _u = 20880

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

20880 Newton -->20.88 Kilonewton (Check conversion here)

FINAL ANSWER

20.88 Kilonewton <-- Pile Capacity

(Calculation completed in 00.004 seconds)

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Allowable Load using Safety Factors

Go Allowable Load = (Shaft Resistance/Factor of Safety F1)+(Toe Resistance/Factor of Safety F2)

Shaft Resistance using Allowable Load and Safety Factor

Go Shaft Resistance = (Factor of Safety in Soil Mechanics*Allowable Load)-Toe Resistance

Toe Resistance using Allowable Load and Safety Factor

Go Toe Resistance = (Allowable Load*Factor of Safety in Soil Mechanics)-Shaft Resistance

Allowable Load for given Safety Factor

Go Allowable Load = (Shaft Resistance+Toe Resistance)/Factor of Safety in Soil Mechanics

Pile Capacity

Go Pile Capacity = Shaft Resistance+Toe Resistance

Pile Capacity Formula

Pile Capacity = Shaft Resistance+Toe Resistance
Q _u = Q _su+Q _bu

What is Pile Capacity?

Pile Capacity is the maximum load which a pile can carry without failure or excessive settlement of the ground. The bearing capacity of a pile depends primarily on 3 factors as given below,Type of soil through which pile is embedded, Method of pile installation, Pile dimension (cross section & length of pile).

How to Calculate Pile Capacity?

Pile Capacity calculator uses Pile Capacity = Shaft Resistance+Toe Resistance to calculate the Pile Capacity, The Pile Capacity is defined as the sum of shaft resistance and the toe resistance. Pile Capacity is the maximum load which a pile can carry without failure. Pile Capacity is denoted by Q _u symbol.

How to calculate Pile Capacity using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Pile Capacity, enter Shaft Resistance (Q _su) & Toe Resistance (Q _bu) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Pile Capacity calculation can be explained with given input values -> 0.02023 = 10650+10230.

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What is Pile Capacity?

The Pile Capacity is defined as the sum of shaft resistance and the toe resistance. Pile Capacity is the maximum load which a pile can carry without failure and is represented as Q _u = Q _su+Q _bu or Pile Capacity = Shaft Resistance+Toe Resistance. Shaft Resistance is the load resisted by a pile's shaft & Toe Resistance is the load resisted by the toe of a pile.

How to calculate Pile Capacity?

The Pile Capacity is defined as the sum of shaft resistance and the toe resistance. Pile Capacity is the maximum load which a pile can carry without failure is calculated using Pile Capacity = Shaft Resistance+Toe Resistance. To calculate Pile Capacity, you need Shaft Resistance (Q _su) & Toe Resistance (Q _bu). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Shaft Resistance & Toe Resistance and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

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