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Pile Cap Design Minimums for Concrete Piers

Pile Cap Design Minimums for Concrete Piers

Pile Cap Design Minimums for Concrete Piers

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I'm looking into rules/requirements for just how much a pile should extend into its pile cap. The piles are steel H-Piles.

AASHTO Bridge Manual says 6 in, but 9 in is desirable for a bent cap (which is more like what I have). 12 in is required for pile caps.
CSRI Handbook (I have the 1984 edition handy) says 6 in.
One of my concrete textbooks says 6 in to 12 in
US Steel H-Pile manual shows 6 in
Most of my Ocean Engineering books indicate through figures a minimum 6 in embedment.
Ditto for the NAVFAC and USACE manuals.

From inspection reports, it looks like my existing pier was constructed with a 12 in embedment...

Any comments are most appreciated, thanks in advance!

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