Square Pile

A concrete pile formed by cable-percussion methods.

 

Classification

Items > Structural Elements > Square Pile

 

Properties

Property

Type

 

Description

Default

Example/range of values

General

Name

The item's name

Pile 1

any text

Type

The item's type

Square Pile

 

Category

The item's sub group

Pile Foundation

 

Kind

The item's group

Structural Elements

 

Notes

Free-form notes regarding this item

 

any text

Dimensions

X-position

Position of pile head on plan

0 m

any value

Y-position

Position of pile head on plan

0 m

any value

Depth

Depth of the pile head

0 m

 ³ -3 m and £ 10 m

Level

Height of the pile head above site datum

0 m

 ³ -10m and £ 3 m

Length

Total axial length of the pile

20 m

³ 2 m and £ 100 m

Free standing length

Axial length of the pile above ground

0 m

 ³ -3 m and £ 10 m

Embedded length

Axial length of the pile below ground

20 m

automatically calculated

X-rake

Inclination of the pile from the vertical

0°

 ³ -60° and £ 60°

Y-rake

Inclination of the pile from the vertical

0°

³ -60° and £ 60°

X-gradient

[-]

The cotangent of the pile's X-rake

INF

³ 0.577 and

£ -0.577

Y-gradient

[-]

The cotangent of the pile's Y-rake

INF

³ 0.577 and

£ -0.577

Pile toe X

Position of pile toe on plan

0 m

automatically calculated

Pile toe Y

Position of pile toe on plan

0 m

automatically calculated

 

Pile toe Depth

Depth of the pile toe

20 m

automatically calculated

 

Pile toe Level

Height of the pile toe above site datum

-20 m

automatically calculated

 

Material Properties

Material Name

Name of material comprising pile

Not specified

Any concrete in the project

Mass Density

Density of pile material

depends on chosen material

E (Young's modulus)

Young's modulus of pile material

depends on chosen material

 

Anisotropy

[-]

The ratio of the horizontal to vertical stiffness

depends on chosen material

 

Section Properties

Breadth

Breadth of square pile

0.5 m

³ 0.2 m and £ 3 m

Section area (A)

Area of the section

2500 cm2

automatically calculated

Help

Help file

Help file providing further information about this item

Rex.chm

 

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