Calculation of Contiguous Bored Piles with GFRP :

Launching Shaft - Design of Soft Eye reinforcement

Section data
(Effective rectangular section considered)
Section thickness
h
Section Width
b
Minimum cover
c
Estimated link diameter
ld
Effective depth (add main bar/2)
d-bar/2
Concrete compressive strength
fcu
cu
Design strain for concrete

Neglected part of section

Elastic modulus of concrete

GFRP Data

Ecu

650
650
25
16
609
45
0.003
31.9

Guaranteed tensile strength

Guaranteed rupture strain

f*fu
*fu

2
1000 N/mm
0.025 strain

Elastic Modulus of GFRP

Ef

Environmental factor

CE

Design tensile strength

ffu
fu

Design rupture strain

soft eye_0.9m dia pile_final

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
N/mm2
strain
kN/mm2

650
900

2
40 kN/mm

1
2
1000 N/mm

CE f*fu

ACI 440 Table 7.1

ACI 440 Eq 7-1

0.025 microstrain

CE e*fu

ACI 440 Eq 7-2

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Calculation of Contiguous Bored Piles with GFRP :

Launching Shaft - Design of Soft Eye reinforcement

Design of Section - flexure

Concrete strength factor
Minimum reinforcement for balanced design
Minimum reinforcement area

Af min bal
level
Msls
Mu

Design bending moment SLS

Design bending moment ULS
Area fibre reinforcement

1
fb

bar dia
spacing
area, A1
d1
Spacing bar diameter
Layer 2
bar dia
spacing
area, A2
d2
Total Area Af
Effective depth of all reinforcement
dav
Estimated depth of neutral axis

Layer 1

dn initial
Force balance check
s1
s2

Strain at reinforcement layer 1

Strain at reinforcement layer 1
Force in reinf layer 1
Force in concrete
Concrete compresion depth
Proportion reinforcement
Ratio provided : minimum for balanced
Reinforcement stress in outer layer
Failure mode
Unfactored bending capacity

Factored bending capacity

soft eye_0.9m dia pile_final

Ff
Fc
a
f
f / fb
ff
Mn

Mn
Usage Mn / Muls
CHECK Mn > Muls

0.72375
0.0030
2
1,174 mm /m

ACI 440 Eq 8-3

= fb b d
203.10 mAHD
379.1 kNm/m
568.65 kNm/m

211.00
186.3
279.45

208.40
464.1
696.15

207.38
504.2
756.3

206.85
505.7
758.55

205.80
486.4
729.6

205.25
481.9
722.85

204.20
444.5
666.75

32
217
2409
593
0
0
217
0
0
2,409
593

32
130
4021
593
0
0
130
0
0
4,021
593

32
130
4021
593
0
0
130
0
0
4,021
593

32
130
4021
593
0
0
130
0
0
4,021
593

32
130
4021
593
0
0
130
0
0
4,021
593

32
130
4021
593
0
0
130
0
0
4,021
593

32
130
4021
593
0
0
130
0
0
4,021
593

32
130
4021
593
0
0
130
0
0
4,021
593

79.6
0
0.0193
0.0000
1,864
1,864
68
0.0062
2.11
774
Concrete
1042
0.70

100.8
0
0.0147
0.0000
2,358
2,358
86
0.0104
3.52
586
Concrete
1297
0.70

100.8
0
0.0147
0.0000
2,358
2,358
86
0.0104
3.52
586
Concrete
1297
0.70

100.8
0
0.0147
0.0000
2,358
2,358
86
0.0104
3.52
586
Concrete
1297
0.70

100.8
0
0.0147
0.0000
2,358
2,358
86
0.0104
3.52
586
Concrete
1297
0.70

100.8
0
0.0147
0.0000
2,358
2,358
86
0.0104
3.52
586
Concrete
1297
0.70

100.8
0
0.0147
0.0000
2,358
2,358
86
0.0104
3.52
586
Concrete
1297
0.70

100.8
0
0.0147
0.0000
2,358
2,358
86
0.0104
3.52
586
Concrete
1297
0.70

729
2.6
OK

908
1.3
OK

908
1.2
OK

908
1.2
OK

908
1.2
OK

908
1.3
OK

908
1.4
OK

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mm
mm
mm2
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm2
mm
mm2/m
mm

Mu = 1.5 Msls

= A1 + A2

mm
kN
strain
strain
kN
kN
mm

Adjust dn to achieve balance

between reinf & concrete forces
= cu (d1 - dn) / dn
= cu (d2 - dn) / dn
= Ef (A1 f1 + A2 f2)
= 0.8 fcu a
= 0.85 dn
= Af / b d

N/mm2

=Ef cu (d1-dn) / dn

kNm/m

=Fc (dav - dn) / dn

ACI 440 8-7

908 kNm/m
1.6
OK

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Calculation of Contiguous Bored Piles with GFRP :

Launching Shaft - Design of Soft Eye reinforcement

Shear Strength design

Design shear force ULS

level
Vu

Shear contribution of concrete

Does section require shear reinforcement ?

Vcf

Bar diameter for shear reinforcement

Leg spacing - horizontal
No of legs to be used
Allowable stress in GFRP stirrup
Limiting design stress

dia

Adopted shear stress

ffv

Required spacing - vertical

Limiting spacing

s
d/2 or 300mm

Spacing to be provided

s prov

soft eye_0.9m dia pile_final

ffb
ffb allow

211.00
250.95

208.40
371.4
(at 'd' distance)
36.8
61.4
YES
YES

207.38
361.05

206.85
313.8

205.80
211.95

205.25
188.7

204.20
312.75

61.4
YES

61.4
YES

61.4
YES

61.4
YES

61.4
YES

203.10 mAHD
164.85 kN/m
61.4 kN/m
YES
mm
mm

18.88
325
2.00
450
160

18.88
325
2.00
450
160

18.88
325
2.00
450
160

18.88
325
2.00
450
160

18.88
325
2.00
450
160

18.88
325
2.00
450
160

18.88
325
2.00
450
160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

206
296.5

141
296.5

146
296.5

173
296.5

283
296.5

331
296.5

173
296.5

401 mm
296.5 mm

206

141

146

173

283

297

173

297 mm

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18.88
325
2.00
450
160

ACI 440 Eq 9-1

N/mm2
N/mm2

2
160 N/mm

= b / leg spacing
= (0.05 rb / db +0.3) ffu
= 0.004 Ef ACI 440 Cl 9.2.1
= MIN ( ffb, ffb allow)
ACI 440 Eq 9-4
ACI 440 Cl 9.3

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