Pile Capacity: HP14X117 to 16IN_PIPE_0.3125
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP14X117 | 34.4 | 14.2 | 35 | 12 | 270 | 90 | 20 | Steel H-pile HP14X117; very heavy H-pile | 58.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.8 | 1,238 | 1,720 | 117 | 14.9 |
| HP16X121 | 35.8 | 15.8 | 40 | 14 | 300 | 100 | 25 | Steel H-pile HP16X121; largest common H-pile | 63.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 1,289 | 1,790 | 121 | 15.9 |
| 12IN_PIPE_0.25 | 9.82 | 12.75 | 30 | 8 | 160 | 50 | 15 | Steel pipe pile 12.75 in OD x 0.25 in wall; open-ended; A53 Gr.B; area = pi/4*(12.75^2-12.25^2) | 40.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 353 | 491 | 33.4 | 12.75 |
| 12IN_PIPE_0.375 | 14.6 | 12.75 | 30 | 8 | 180 | 60 | 15 | Steel pipe pile 12.75 in OD x 0.375 in wall; open-ended | 40.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 526 | 730 | 49.6 | 12.75 |
| 16IN_PIPE_0.3125 | 15.3 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 200 | 65 | 20 | Steel pipe pile 16 in OD x 0.3125 in wall; common highway bridge pile | 50.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 551 | 765 | 52.3 | 16 |
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