CEMP-E
EI 02G001
01 July 1997
Table 1-6. Steel HP Section Piles.
LENGTH
12 - 30 M (40 - 100 FT)
MATERIAL
ASTM A36
SPECIFICATION
DESIGN
62 MPA (9 KSI); HIGHER STRESS PERMITTED IF BASED ON LOAD TESTS
STRESSES
0.9Fy, Fy = STEEL YIELD STRENGTH
DRIVING
223 MPA FOR ASTM A36, Fy = 248 MPA (36 KSI)
STRESSES
310 MPA FOR ASTM A572 or A690, Fy = 345 MPA (50 KSI)
0.4 - 19.2 MPA (40 - 200 TONS)
DESIGN LOADS
VULNERABLE TO CORROSION
DISADVANTAGES
CAN BE DEFLECTED BY OBSTRUCTIONS
CAN BE DAMAGED BY OBSTRUCTIONS; TIP SHOULD BE PROTECTED
DURING HARD DRIVING
AVAILABLE IN MANY SIZES AND LENGTHS
ADVANTAGES
HIGH CAPACITY
EASY TO SPLICE
CAN PENETRATE HARD, RESISTANT SOIL OR ROCK IF TIP PROTECTED
DRIVES WITHOUT SOIL HEAVE
FRICTION PILES, END BEARING PILES
APPLICATION
HIGH BENDING RESISTANCE
ILLUSTRATION
1-9
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