Calculation Approach for Lateral Bearing Capacity of Single Precast Concrete Piles with Improved Soil Surrounds

Table 6

Modified coefficients for different test piles and several parameters of outer improved soil surrounds.

Pile identifier	Improved soil surrounds			Modified coefficient
	Cross-sectional area (m^2)	Compressive strength (MPa)	Compressive bearing capacity (kN)
PCI-1	0.3768	2.00	753.6 (dry spraying)	5.0
PCI-2	0.3768	0.77	290.1 (wet spraying)	2.5
PCI-3	0.2198	0.60	131.9 (wet spraying)	1.6
PCI-4	0.4067	1.20	488.0 (dry-wet spraying)	3.5
PCI-L1	0.2342	0.94	219.5 (wet spraying)	2.5
PCI-L2	0.2342	0.91	212.7 (wet spraying)	2.4
PCI-L3	0.2342	0.88	205.8 (wet spraying)	2.4
PCI-L4	0.2342	0.88	205.8 (wet spraying)	2.4
PCI-L5	0.2502	0.93	233.6 (wet spraying)	3.0
PCI-L6	0.2502	0.90	225.3 (wet spraying)	2.9
PCI-L7	0.2502	0.90	225.3 (wet spraying)	2.9
PCI-L8	0.2502	0.87	217.0 (wet spraying)	2.8