Pile Capacity: HP8X36 to HP14X89
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP8X36 | 10.6 | 8.02 | 20 | 5 | 120 | 40 | 10 | Steel H-pile HP8X36; A36 cap=0.35*36*10.6=133 kips; A572-50 cap=0.35*50*10.6=186 kips; capacity per AASHTO LRFD 10.7 | 32.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 382 | 530 | 36 | 8.16 |
| HP10X42 | 12.4 | 9.7 | 25 | 8 | 150 | 50 | 15 | Steel H-pile HP10X42; common light to medium capacity pile; skin friction perimeter = 2*(d+bf) | 39.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 447 | 621 | 42 | 10.1 |
| HP12X53 | 15.5 | 11.8 | 30 | 10 | 180 | 60 | 15 | Steel H-pile HP12X53; medium capacity pile | 47.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 558 | 776 | 53 | 12 |
| HP14X73 | 21.4 | 13.6 | 35 | 12 | 225 | 75 | 20 | Steel H-pile HP14X73; heavy pile for high capacity applications | 56.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.8 | 770 | 1,070 | 73 | 14.6 |
| HP14X89 | 26.1 | 13.8 | 35 | 12 | 240 | 80 | 20 | Steel H-pile HP14X89; high capacity H-pile | 56.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.8 | 940 | 1,305 | 89 | 14.7 |
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