Lateral Capacity of Pile

Average N SPT on 5 times diameter of pile, 5*D = 3m

N = 5
Soft clay soil modulus,
2
Eo = 14*N = 70 kg/cm

Diameter of pile D = 0.6 m

Thickness of pile t = 0.1 m
Clear of Diameter d = 0.4 m
Inertia of pile
4 4 4
I = π/64*(D -d ) = 0.00511 m
Compressive concrete of spun pile fc = 50 MPa
= 500 kg/cm2
Modulus elasticity of pile
E = 15100*√fc
= 3E+05 kg/cm2

Maximum displacement of pile, recommendation of McNulty (1964)

y = 6 mm = 0.6 cm
Modulus subgrade of soil,
kh = 0.2*Eo*D-3/4*y-0.5
3 3
= 0.838 kg/cm = 8380 kN/m
Flexibility factor,

β = 4 khD = 0.003
4EI
Lateral capacity of pile,
H = kh*D*y/β = 100.56 kN
= 10.056 ton