Pile Capacity: 16IN_PIPE_0.50 to 24IN_PRECAST_OCTAGONAL
Driven pile and drilled shaft nominal resistance data — steel H-piles (HP8 to HP16), pipe piles (12 and 16 in OD), precast concrete piles, and drilled shafts with cross-section properties, structural capacities, and typical skin friction and end bearing ranges by soil type
| pile type | area in2 (in2) | depth in (in) | end bearing clay ksf max (ksf) | end bearing clay ksf min (ksf) | end bearing sand ksf max (ksf) | end bearing sand ksf min (ksf) | min embedment ft (ft) | notes | perimeter in (in) | skin friction clay ksf max (ksf) | skin friction clay ksf min (ksf) | skin friction sand ksf max (ksf) | skin friction sand ksf min (ksf) | structural capacity kips A36 (kips) | structural capacity kips A572 (kips) | weight plf (lb/ft) | width in (in) |
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| 16IN_PIPE_0.50 | 24.1 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 240 | 80 | 20 | Steel pipe pile 16 in OD x 0.50 in wall; heavy wall for high loads | 50.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 868 | 1,205 | 81.9 | 16 |
| 12IN_PRECAST_SQUARE | 144 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 120 | 40 | 15 | Precast concrete pile 12x12 in square; f'c=5000 psi; capacity=0.85*5*144-prestress typically gives ~650 kips gross structural; geotechnical governs | 48 | 1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 648 | 648 | 150 | 12 |
| 14IN_PRECAST_SQUARE | 196 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 150 | 50 | 15 | Precast concrete pile 14x14 in square; f'c=5000 psi | 56 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 882 | 882 | 204 | 14 |
| 16IN_PRECAST_SQUARE | 256 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 180 | 60 | 15 | Precast concrete pile 16x16 in square; f'c=6000 psi | 64 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 1,152 | 1,152 | 267 | 16 |
| 24IN_PRECAST_OCTAGONAL | 374 | 24 | 35 | 10 | 240 | 80 | 20 | Precast concrete pile 24 in octagonal; f'c=6000 psi; perimeter approx | 74 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1,683 | 1,683 | 390 | 24 |
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