Calculating capacity for battered piles

[BigEasyGeoSleuth]

A question: I performed an axial capacity calculation for a vertical pile. Do I need to adjust this capacity for a battered pile when I present it to the structural engineer even though he will decide the batter angle?

 

[civilperson]

Assume the structural engineer knows nothing. Give both axial and lateral capacity as individual and as a group of piles. Show the variation of the vertical capacity with the change in slope from vertical. Graphical forms with usable capacities works best.

 

[csd72]

If the axial capacity doesnt change, only the vertical component due to the batter, then this should be obvious to the structural engineer. Cover it with a note maybe.

If the axial capacity changes with changing batter then the structural engineer will not know how to calculate this.