Abstract:Different from the calculation of pile foundation bearing capacity by the national standard, the calculation of single pile bearing capacity by British standard is a semi-empirical-semi-calculation method. Currently, the commonly used methods are the effective stress method and the standard penetration test (SPT) method. And these two computing methods are required to combine the geotechnical test parameters or in-situ test results, and the empirical coefficients are calculated according to the standards. The analysis shows that the effective stress method in the British Standard is more sensitive to the geotechnical test parameters. The calculated ultimate bearing capacity has greater variability. The ultimate bearing capacity value calculated by the SPT method is more stable and is more consistent with the test pile results. In the engineering design, it is recommended to combine the SPT method to modify the results of the effective stress method.