ALPAXL

Ver 1.0
Axially loaded pile analysis tool
Circular pile
Developed by Hoyoung Seo
Advisor: Prof. Monica Prezzi
r
z
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer i
Layer m
Layer m+1
Layer j
Layer N
L
p
H
1
H
2
H
i
H
N-1
B =2r
p
Q
t
r
z
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer i
Layer m
Layer m+1
Layer j
Layer N
L
p
H
1
H
2
H
i
H
N-1
B =2r
p
Q
t
z
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer i
Layer m
Layer m+1
Layer j
Layer N
L
p
H
1
H
2
H
i
H
N-1
Q
t
B
x
B
y
x
y
rectangular pile
circular pile
B
r
=2r
p
r

Pile geometry Soil properties

Pile diameter B
r
(m) 0.2 Layer i
Depth to the
layer H
i
(m)
Young's modulus
of the soil E
si
(MPa)
Pile length L
p
(m) 19 1 12 50
Young's modulus of
the pile E
p
(GPa)
27 2 19 117
3 21 117
4 40 138
Soil layers
5
Number of soil layers
within the pile
2 6
Number of soil layers
below the pile base
2 7
8
Load
9
Load at the
pile head Q
t
(kN)
542 10
Output
Poisson's ratio
of the soil n
si
Head settlement
w
t
(mm)
3.61
0.3
Base settlement
w
b
(mm)
0.13
0.3
Base load
Q
b
(kN)
17
0.3 g
r
0.0227335
0.3
5 iterations
Original shear modulus
Modified shear modulus
Run
542
17
Q
t
(kN) =
Q
b
(kN) =
plot scale factor
5
Soil displacement was magnified by 200 times
for a better view.
Original configuration
Deformed configuration
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
0 1 2 3 4
D
e
p
t
h

(
m
)

Pile displacement (mm)
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
0 5 10
s
o
i
l

d
i
s
p
l
a
c
e
m
e
n
t

(
m
m
)

Radial distance from pile axis (m)
At the pile head
At the pile base
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
0 200 400
D
e
p
t
h

(
m
)

Axial load (kN)
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
0 200 400 600
p
i
l
e

h
e
a
d

s
e
t
t
l
e
m
e
n
t

(
m
m
)

Axial load (kN)
15 20
Radial distance from pile axis (m)
At the pile head
At the pile base
400 600
Axial load (kN)
Layer H
i
(m) k
i
(Pa) t
i
(N)
z
i (
m
-1
)
a
i
(N/m) B
i
(m) C
i
(m)
1 12 2.25E+07 6.34E+07 0.152041 1.48E+08 -2.198E-05 3.634E-03
2 19 5.27E+07 1.48E+08 0.214624 2.46E+08 5.156E-07 5.824E-03
3 21 5.27E+07 1.48E+08 0.419880 1.26E+08 -6.748E-10 3.884E-01
4 40 6.22E+07 1.75E+08 0.419880 1.48E+08 0.000E+00 3.565E-01
m
si
(Nm) n
si
(N/m) g
r
648.9 32.8 0.02273
18.0 1.4 0.02273
0.6 0.2 0.02273
0.1 0.1 0.02273
If ALPAXL
Ver 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.
If ALPAXL
Ver 1.0
does not work properly, please check whether the Analysis TookPak add-in is intalled.