Feb 1, 2023 #1 93albano Geotechnical Feb 1, 2023 3 DE Dear all I am designing a pile cap as attached using SAFE software. I am getting failure of punching shear. How to solve? Pile cap size: 7.5m by 10m, 1.5m thick; Loads: 8800 kn vertical and 5000 kn horizontal;
Dear all I am designing a pile cap as attached using SAFE software. I am getting failure of punching shear. How to solve? Pile cap size: 7.5m by 10m, 1.5m thick; Loads: 8800 kn vertical and 5000 kn horizontal;
Feb 1, 2023 #2 centondollar Structural Jul 28, 2021 441 FI You can e.g., thicken the slab, add punching reinforcement, or increase the concrete strength. PS. Are you using inclined piles? If not, 5000 kN horizontal load (almost as large as the vertical load) seems excessive. Upvote 0 Downvote
You can e.g., thicken the slab, add punching reinforcement, or increase the concrete strength. PS. Are you using inclined piles? If not, 5000 kN horizontal load (almost as large as the vertical load) seems excessive.
Feb 1, 2023 Thread starter #3 93albano Geotechnical Feb 1, 2023 3 DE The piles are vertical. Due to high lateral loads 9 pile group was adopted, this ensured that pile head lateral deflection is under 1% of pile diamter (1000mm). Upvote 0 Downvote
The piles are vertical. Due to high lateral loads 9 pile group was adopted, this ensured that pile head lateral deflection is under 1% of pile diamter (1000mm).