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Pile Design and Construction Practice, Fifth edition

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Table 2.4 Basic code requirements for structural design of concrete <strong>and</strong> steel piles to BS 8004 <strong>and</strong> Eurocode 7<br />

<strong>Pile</strong> type BS 8004 BS EN 1536 BS EN 12699 BS EN 12794<br />

Foundations Bored piles Displacement piles Precast concrete products – piles<br />

Precast concrete<br />

Concrete grade As BS 8110 As BS EN 1992-1-1 <strong>and</strong> As BS EN 12794 As BS EN 1992-1-1<br />

[25–40 N/mm2 BS EN 206-1/BS 8500 for BS EN 206-1/BS 8500<br />

typically] concrete insert elements C35/45–C60/70<br />

C20/25–C45/55 Also refer to BS EN13369<br />

(subject to exposure class)<br />

Cement content 300–400 kg/m3 Reinforcing steel As BS 8110 As ENV 1994-1-1 for load-bearing As BS EN1008 <strong>and</strong><br />

elements combining steel BS EN 10138<br />

sections <strong>and</strong> concrete<br />

d Calculated driving 0.8 fck (10% increase<br />

stress if stresses monitored)<br />

Steel bearing<br />

Steel grade As BS 4360 As ENV 1993-5/<br />

[43A, 50B typically] BS EN 10025<br />

S275 <strong>and</strong> S355 typically<br />

a b<br />

Steel stress in 0.3fy <strong>and</strong> 0.5fy<br />

compression<br />

Calculated driving stress 0.9 fy (20% increase if<br />

stresses monitored)<br />

Driven cast-in-place<br />

Concrete grade As BS 8110 As BS EN 1992-1-1 <strong>and</strong><br />

BS EN 206-1/BS 8500<br />

C20/25–C30/37 <strong>and</strong> �C25/30<br />

for semi-dry mix

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