Desenvolvimento de um software para cálculo da capacidade de carga de estacas sob carregamento vertical

Abstract

Various sectors of Civil Engineering make use of available computational resources to optimize various processes, whether in structural calculations or management. However, specific tools for geotechnics, especially in foundation engineering, face shortages and require considerable investment. Faced with this challenge, the present work proposes the development of software in Java language capable of estimating the load capacity in pile foundations based on semiempirical calculation methods: Aoki-Velloso and Décourt-Quaresma. Therefore, a literature review of the implemented methods and the programming language used to develop the computational tool was carried out. The developed software consists of a lightweight executable, offering a friendly interface, where the user can enter data from the survey report and pile characteristics, automatically obtaining an estimate of the load capacity, as well as additional information, such as the minimum quantity of piles. As a way of validating the effectiveness of the software, comparative tests are carried out between the load capacity values provided by the program and through manual spreadsheets.