Frost Adfreeze for Screw Pile Design
Frost Adfreeze for Screw Pile Design
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I am designing piles for a ramp, roughly 5 kips factored load, without a geotech report. I am wondering if I should be using frost adfreeze for uplift calculations? I've seen values of 65 kPa to 100 kPa for adfreeze on the shaft perimeter in the depth of frost.





RE: Frost Adfreeze for Screw Pile Design
5 kip = 24kN. That is a lightly loaded pile. That being said i would still be very concerned without a geotech report.
What geology are you in? Are the soils silty? Do you know where the groundwater table is?
RE: Frost Adfreeze for Screw Pile Design
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RE: Frost Adfreeze for Screw Pile Design
RE: Frost Adfreeze for Screw Pile Design