kiskertlugas
Structural
- Sep 13, 2011
- 5
Hi all.
I have a project where the helical piles shall be installed in stiff medium clay. I only have drill logs and consistency. I have to work with table correlations. GWL is very high, (at about -0.3m)
Loads:
factored DL is 100kN
factored LL is 60kN
total factored load: 160kN
In ALL guideline, helical iles are designed using undrained parameters. I don't see why the drained condition is not dealt with. 2/3 of the toal load is DL, I think drained condition shall be checked.
Can anyone name a reason why drained conditions are not checked in guidelines (for clay)?
Thanks for any comments.
I have a project where the helical piles shall be installed in stiff medium clay. I only have drill logs and consistency. I have to work with table correlations. GWL is very high, (at about -0.3m)
Loads:
factored DL is 100kN
factored LL is 60kN
total factored load: 160kN
In ALL guideline, helical iles are designed using undrained parameters. I don't see why the drained condition is not dealt with. 2/3 of the toal load is DL, I think drained condition shall be checked.
Can anyone name a reason why drained conditions are not checked in guidelines (for clay)?
Thanks for any comments.