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Appendix J: Design Example 8 - Embankment Over Clay Over Rock Using PileAXL
Pages 269-282

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From page 269...
... 0. 0 3 3 Pil e A X L S oil R e c o m pr essi o n R ati o ( R r )
From page 270...
... A n u n dr ai n e d s h e ar str e n gt h v al u e is pr es e nt e d f or t h e r o c k l a y er b el o w 5 2 f e et i nst e a d of a n u n c o nfi n e d c o m pr essi o n str e n gt h b e c a us e t h e E ns oft T Z PI L E ( E ns oft 2 0 2 1)
From page 272...
... t h e c o m pr essi o n a n d r e c o m pr essi o n r ati os w er e us e d f or t h e s ettl e m e nt c al c ul ati o ns i nst e a d of s oil m o d ul us v al u es.
From page 273...
... 8 8 7 z =l a y er mi d p oi nt d e pt h [ft] , σ z ' = v erti c al eff e cti v e str ess [ psf]
From page 274...
... T h e i n p ut d at a, wit hi n t h e Pil e A X L pr o gr a m, ar e s h o w n i n Fi g ur es J 4 t hr o u g h J1 2. T h e pil e s e cti o n pr o p erti es a n d a n al ysis o pti o ns ar e s h o w n i n Fi g ur es J4 a n d J5, r es p e cti v ely.
From page 275...
... M at eri al s wit hi n t h e Pil e A X L s oft w ar e pr o gr a m. St e ps 5 a n d 6: D e v el o p t h e d e pt h -d e p e n d e nt l o a d pr ofil e a n d d e pt h -d e p e n d e nt r esist a n c e pr ofil e T h e d e pt h -d e p e n d e nt l o a d pr ofil e a n d r esist a n c e pr ofil e d at a ar e pr es e nt e d i n T a bl e J3.
From page 276...
... 0t o ns. St e ps 1 0 a n d 1 1 : Ca l c ul at e t h e t o e m o v e m e nt a n d el asti c c o m pr essi o n i n t h e pil e; d et er mi n e g e ot e c h ni c al r esist a n c e of t h e pil e As s h o w n i n Fi g ur e J1 4, a c al c ul at e d pil e h e a d m o v e m e nt of 0.
From page 277...
... 5 Fi g ur e J 8 . D efi n e – S oil M at eri al s – E dit wit hi n t h e Pil e A X L s oft w ar e pr o gr a m f or t h e diff er e nt m at eri al s.
From page 278...
... 5 Fi g ur e J 1 0 . D efi n e – S oil L a y er s – E dit wit hi n t h e Pil e A X L s oft w ar e pr o gr a m f or t h e diff er e nt s oil l a y er s.
From page 279...
... Pil e A X L o ut p ut d at a wi n d o w aft er a n al y zi n g t h e d at a.
From page 280...
... 0 2 8 0. 4 4 0 el asti c c o m pr essi o n.
From page 281...
... Pil e A X L o bt ai n e d n e utr al pl a n e.
From page 282...
... Fr o m t h e Pil e A X L a n al ys es, t h e n e utr al pl a n e w as d et er mi n e d t o o c c ur at a d e pt h of 4 3 f e et, a dr a g l o a d of 4 4 t o ns.


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