Pile Base Resistance
Pile base resistance for non-cohesive soils is given by:
where: | σefb | - | effective stress on the pile base |
Nq | - | bearing capacity factor | |
Ab | - | area of pile base |
The bearing capacity factor Nq is calculated by the program, however, its values can be manually modified.
For cohesive soils, the following expression is used:
where: | Nc | - | bearing capacity factor |
cu | - | undrained shear strength at the base | |
Ab | - | area of pile base |
The bearing capacity factor Nc is calculated by the program, however, its values can be manually modified.