Pile Base Resistance
The bearing capacity of the pile base in cohesionless soils is given by the formula:
where: | σef,b | - | effective stress at the pile base |
Nq | - | ||
qb | - | pile base resistance | |
qb,lim | - | ||
Ab | - | area of the pile base |
Bearing capacity factor Nq and limit resistance at the pile base qb,lim are calculated by the program automatically, but it is also possible to input them manually.
For cohesive soils, the following formula applies:
where: | cu | - | total cohesion at the pile base |