Comparison between empirical and experimental ultimate bearing capacity of bored piles—a case study

This paper aims to study the distribution characteristics of the ratio of measured value and calculated value for ultimate bearing capacity, shaft resistance and tip resistance, and discuss the impact of shaft resistance and tip resistance on ultimate bearing capacity. A new performance function is proposed in terms of the three types of bearing capacity mentioned ahead. Take bored piles and driven piles for example, and the results from analysis indicate that the ratio of the measured value to calculated value of bored piles ranges from 0.75 to 1.45, and mostly is greater than 1.0; The ratio of the measured to predicted bearing capacity of driven piles lies between 0.8 and 1.5, and is larger than the corresponding ratio of bored piles. In addition, the reliability of tip resistance is lager than that of shaft resistance for bored pile, while the reliability of tip resistance is less than that of shaft resistance for driven piles. Meanwhile, the method presented in this paper can offer references to designers for revising and improving the technical code for pile foundations.

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Analysis of Bored Pile Foundation Bearing Capacity Based on Cone Penetration Test Data (Case Study: Cilellang Weir Location)

INTEK Jurnal Penelitian ◽

10.31963/intek.v8i1.2772 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 30

Author(s):

Indra Mutiara

Keyword(s):

Bearing Capacity ◽

Pile Foundation ◽

Cone Penetration Test ◽

Ultimate Bearing Capacity ◽

Deep Foundations ◽

Penetration Test ◽

Cone Penetration ◽

Bored Pile ◽

Method Show

The use of a bored pile foundation is an alternative in planning deep foundations. The function of this bored pile foundation is more or less the same as other deep foundations such as piles but has a slight difference in the process. The bored pile foundation begins with drilling the ground to the planned depth, followed by the installation of steel reinforcement and then concrete mortar. This study aims to evaluate the Cone Penetration Test (CPT) data on the bearing capacity of the bored pile foundation. Calculation of bearing capacity from Cone Penetration Test (CPT) data using the Schmertmann & Nottingham method and the Mayerhof method. Based on CPT data, the percentage calculation of ultimate bearing capacity at location S1 with the Schmertmann & Nottingham method is more optimistic ±17.28% compared to using the Mayerhof method for bored pile diameters of 60 and 80 cm, while for bored pile diameters of 40 cm, calculations using the Mayerhof method show more optimistic by 21.89%. The percentage calculation of ultimate bearing capacity at location S2 using the Schmertmann & Nottingham method is ±11.66% more optimistic than using the Mayerhof method for bored pile diameters of 60 and 80 cm, while the diameter of the bored pile 40 cm, the calculation using the Mayerhof method shows a more optimistic result of 33.82%.

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