A computer program for the bearing capacity analysis of a single pile based on SPT with applications

n ABSTRACT The ultimate bearing capacity of a foundation pile can be estimated by several different approaches. Standard Penetration Test being the most frequently used soil investigation technique in Izmir region and all over the World, provides a resistance profile for the estimation of single pile bearing capacity. In this thesis, a computer program for the analysis of the ultimate axial load bearing capacity of a single pile based on the Standard Penetration Resistance (SPT- N) profile has been prepared in Visual Basic 5.0 programming language. In the program, the soil layers has been divided into sub layers in order to obtain detailed results. The program has been written so that the results and resulting graphs can be sent to a printer. In order to test the program, runs with the data of thirty-two boring logs from eight different locations surrounding the Izmir Bay has been performed, and a tentative regional modeling of ultimate bearing capacity has been obtained. Computer Program provides the calculation of the ultimate axial bearing capacity of a single pile in a short time. Thus, a regional modeling can be formed very quickly, if there is enough penetration resistance data vcrtKfacacwrtMKumuui B0K0MANTASYON MEBKIZl