An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for calculating the vertical stress and critical height of a
pile cap beam supported embankment. By obtaining the backfill parameters,
pile layout design parameters and roadbed top surface
design load of the
pile cap beam supported embankment, the vertical stress of the
pile cap beam supported embankment at a given depth is calculated using a vertical stress calculation formula. By obtaining the backfill parameters, pile
layout design parameters, roadbed top surface
design load and actual backfill height of the
pile cap beam supported embankment, the theoretical critical height of the equal
subsidence surface is calculated using a critical height calculation formula, and the theoretical critical height of the equal
subsidence surface is corrected in combination with the actual backfill height of the
pile cap beam supported embankment to obtain the actual critical height of the equal
subsidence surface. The present invention proposes that the critical height of the equal subsidence surface is not only related to the backfill parameters and pile
layout design parameters of the embankment, but is also positively correlated with the actual backfill height of the embankment and the roadbed top surface
design load, making the calculation of the critical height of the equal subsidence surface more accurate.