Conference Proceedings
Design charts for piles socketed into rock
Ian Johnston, MM Rahman (ed.), Mark Jaksa (ed.)
Proceedings of 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering | Australian Geomechanics Society | Published : 2022
Abstract
A method for the design of piles socketed into rock was published over 40 years ago by Williams et al. (1980). The method appears to describe pile response in a range of rock types of varying strength with a reasonable degree of accuracy. Recently, the design curves in the original paper were digitized and included in spreadsheets for rapid socketed pile design. This has led to the development of a series of design charts for use in preliminary design. This paper briefly explains the method and presents charts which can quickly provide the dimensions of socketed piles to suit a wide range of likely conditions.