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Pile lateral load rule of thumb 2

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ramihabchi

ramihabchi

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May 1, 2019
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Hi,
I want to know if there are any rule of thumb that can be used to rough estimate lateral loads on piles or cross section dimensions of piles supporting/beneath a foundation of a tall building, based for example on the soil type and the axial load?
I want to determine size of piles without being forced to do a detailed or FInite element analysis.my purpose is preliminary design so in advanced stage of design of course the design will be done in details and using a finite element software.
I appreciate your replies.
 
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Broms method is very simple to input in a spreadsheet, there are better methods but its a good a place to start as any
 
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Is Broms's method for long piles applicable for pile in rock?
 
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The original poster should more clearly explain what the situation is. If the building is supported on these bearing piles, where is the lateral load coming from?

 
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There is no correlation between the axial load and a lateral load on a pile, it depends on your structure.

You could have a pile with 100k axial + 1k lateral load.
You could have a pile with 1k axial + 100k lateral load.

There are several approximate methods of structural analysis that you could use to get a rough idea of the reactions for your building.
 
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@EireChCh.I viewed Broms method in the link sent..it answers my question but not sure if applicable also for rock(only cohesive and cohesiveless soil are treated in the pdf)
 
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