A 25m deep bored pile has a shaft of diameter 1m and enlarged base of 2.5m diameter in lower 1.5m depth. The undrained cohesion of soil varies from 100 kN/m² at top to 150 kN/m² at base. Determine the safe load(in kN). Take factor safety = 2.5 and adhesion factor = .45

A 25m deep bored pile has a shaft of diameter 1m and enlarged base of 2.5m diameter in lower 1.5m depth. The undrained cohesion of soil varies from 100 kN/m² at top to 150 kN/m² at base. Determine the safe load(in kN). Take factor safety = 2.5 and adhesion factor = .45

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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