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ESR-3969 I Most Widely Accepted andl J listed Page 3 of 10 <br /> opposite in direction to the force in the pile. A small • Confirmation of the suitability of PierTech helical <br /> lateral force is developed at the bracket embedment if foundation systems for the specific project. <br /> the pile shaft is not perfectly plumb but within the • Recommendations for design criteria, including but <br /> permitted inclination from vertical of ±10. The lateral <br /> shear is equal to sin(1°) or 0.0175 x the axial force not be limited to: mitigations of effects of differential <br /> exerted on the pile by the foundation. settlement and varying soil strength; and effects of <br /> adjacent loads. <br /> The minimum embedment depth of piles for various • Recommended center-to-center spacing of helical pile <br /> loading conditions must be included based on the foundations, if different from Section 5.14 of this <br /> most stringent requirements of the following:engineering report; and reduction of allowable loads due to the <br /> analysis, tested conditions described in this report, the group action,if necessary. <br /> site specific geotechnical investigation report, and site <br /> specific load tests,if applicable. • Field inspection and reporting procedures (to include <br /> The allowable strengths (allowable capacities) of the procedures for verification of the installed bearing <br /> steel components of the PierTech helical foundation capacity when required). <br /> systems are described in Table 1 (for brackets, P1); • Load test requirements. <br /> Table 2(A) (for shafts, P2); and Table 3 (for helical • Any questionable soil characteristics and special <br /> bearing plates, P3). The soil capacities, or capacities • <br /> design provisions,as necessary. <br /> related to pile-soil interactions, (P4), are described in <br /> Section 4.1.5 and Table 4. • Expected total and differential settlement. <br /> The overall capacity of the PierTech helical foundation • The axial compression, axial tension and lateral load <br /> systems depends upon the analysis of interaction of soil capacities for allowable capacities that cannot be <br /> shafts, helical plates and soils, and must be based on determined from this evaluation report. <br /> the least of the following conditions(P1, P2, P3 and P4), <br /> in accordance with IBC Section 1810.3.3.1.9: • Minimum helical pile depth, if any, based on local <br /> geologic hazards such as frost, expansive soils, or <br /> • P4: Allowable load predicted by the individual helix other condition. <br /> bearing method (or Method 1) described in Section 4.1.2 Bracket Capacity (P1): Table 1 describes the <br /> 4.1.5 of this report. allowable bracket capacity for Type A (Side Load) <br /> • P4:Allowable load predicted by the torque correlation Brackets, and Type B (Direct Load) Brackets. The <br /> method described in Section 4.1.5 of this report. connections of the building structure to the helical pile <br /> brackets must be designed and included in the <br /> • P4: Allowable load predicted by dividing the ultimate construction documents. Only localized limit states of <br /> capacity determined from load tests (Method 2 steel and supporting concrete including 2-way punching <br /> described in Section 4.1.5) by a safety factor of at shear and concrete bearing have been evaluated in this <br /> least 2.0. This allowable load will be determined by a evaluation report. The concrete foundation must be <br /> registered design professional for each site-specific designed and justified to the satisfaction of the code <br /> condition. official with due consideration to the eccentricity of <br /> • P3: Sum of the allowable axial capacity of helical applied loads, including reactions provided by the <br /> bearing plates affixed to the pile shaft. See Section brackets, acting on the concrete foundation. Refer to <br /> 4.1.4 of this report. item 5.3 of this report for bracing requirement. <br /> • P2: Allowable axial compression load capacity of the 4.1.3 Shaft Capacity (P2): Table 2(A) describes the <br /> shaft as described in Section 4.1.3 of this report. allowable axial compression loads of the shaft. Table <br /> 2(B) describes the mechanical properties of the shaft <br /> • P1: Allowable axial load capacity of the bracket. See which are based on a 50-year corrosion effect in <br /> Section 4.1.2 of this report. accordance with Section 3.9 of AC358.The top of shafts <br /> A written report of the geotechnical investigation must must be braced as prescribed in IBC Section 1810.2.2, <br /> be submitted to the code official as part of the required and the supported foundation structures such as <br /> submittal documents, prescribed in IBC Section 107, at concrete footings are assumed to be adequately braced <br /> the time of the permit application. The geotechnical such that the supported foundation structures provide <br /> report must include, but not be limited to, all of the lateral stability for the pile systems. In accordance with <br /> following information: IBC Section 1810.2.1, any soil other than fluid soil must <br /> be deemed to afford sufficient lateral support to prevent <br /> • A plot showing the location of the soil investigation. buckling of the systems that are braced, and the <br /> • A of soil boring and penetration unbraced length is defined as the length of piles that is <br /> A completet logs ed recordscil sof the. standing in air, water or in fluid soils plus additional <br /> te5 feet (1524 mm) when embedded into firm soil or <br /> • A record of soil profile. additional 10 feet (3048 mm) when embedded into soft <br /> soil. Firm soils shall be defined as any soil with a <br /> • Information on ground-water table, frost depth and Standard Penetration Test blow count of five or greater. <br /> corrosion related parameters, as described in Section Soft soil shall be defined as any soil with a Standard <br /> 5.5 of this report. Penetration Test blow count greater than zero and less <br /> • Soil properties, including those affecting the design than five. Fluid soils shall be defined as any soil with a <br /> such as support conditions of the piles. Standard Penetration Test blow count of zero [weight of <br /> hammer (WOH) or weight of rods (WOR)]. Standard <br /> • Soil design parameters, such as shear strength Penetration Test blow count shall be determined in <br /> parameters as required by Section 4.1.5; soil accordance with ASTM D1586.The shaft capacity of the <br /> deformation parameters; and relative pile support helical foundation systems with an unbraced length more <br /> conditions as defined in IBC Section 1810.2.1. than zero must be determined by a registered design <br />