For Geo Engineers
Optimize your pile designs for material efficiency, CO2 reduction, and code compliance using statistical soil modeling and automated design evaluation.
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The system generates statistical soil layer models from your borehole data. Instead of relying on a single conservative profile, you get a probabilistic representation of the subsurface that captures the real variability across your site.
Based on the statistical soil model, the system evaluates thousands of pile configurations to find the design that meets your structural requirements with the least material. Pile length, diameter, spacing, and type are all optimized simultaneously.
Every cubic meter of concrete and every ton of steel has a carbon footprint. The optimization quantifies the CO2 impact of each design alternative so you can make informed decisions that balance structural performance with sustainability targets.
All design calculations follow the EA Pfähle (Recommendations on Piling) and Eurocode 7 with the relevant national annexes. The system applies partial safety factors, checks characteristic and design values, and produces documentation that is ready for submission to the checking engineer.
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Contact usStandard borehole logs and CPT data in common formats. If your data is in PDF or spreadsheet form, we can process that too. The more investigation points you have, the more accurate the statistical soil model becomes, but the system works with as few as three boreholes.
It depends on the project, but typical savings range from 15% to 30% on pile concrete and steel compared to conventional conservative designs. The savings come from using probabilistic soil models instead of worst case assumptions, which allows you to design closer to actual site conditions while maintaining the same safety level.
No. This is a tool for geotechnical engineers, not a replacement. It handles the computational heavy lifting so the engineer can focus on interpreting results, applying judgment, and making decisions. The final design is always reviewed and approved by a qualified professional.
Bored piles, driven piles, CFA piles, and micropiles. The optimization considers type specific installation effects and resistance models. If you work with a pile type that is not listed, contact us and we can discuss adding it.
We use established emission factors for concrete, steel, and installation processes based on published lifecycle data. The system calculates the embodied carbon for each design variant and presents the results alongside structural performance and cost. This allows direct comparison of design alternatives on all three dimensions.
Yes. The Eurocode framework applies across Europe, and national annexes can be configured for different countries. We currently support the German, Austrian, and Dutch national annexes, with more being added. If your country is not yet supported, we can add the relevant annex within a few weeks.
Conservative pile design wastes material and increases carbon emissions because it assumes the worst case at every point. Our approach uses real soil data statistically to design foundations that are safer, leaner, and more sustainable.
* Figures based on pilot project results across residential and commercial foundation projects in Germany. Actual results depend on soil conditions, project size, and design constraints.
We do not build academic research tools. Piledesigner is built for practicing geotechnical engineers who need results they can submit to a checking authority.
Every output follows Eurocode 7, every calculation is traceable, and every design can be documented and defended. We test with real project data and iterate until the output matches professional standards.
While other firms still design piles based on single conservative soil profiles, your team optimizes across the full site variability.
This means less overdesign, lower costs for your clients, and a measurable sustainability advantage that sets your proposals apart in competitive tenders.
Our team includes geotechnical engineers and software developers who understand the difference between a CPT and an SPT, who know what Eurocode 7 requires, and who have designed foundations themselves.
We speak your language from day one. No explaining what a pile load test is.
