A circular pile 0.45m in diameter and 15m long is embedded in a layer of dense sand. The soil has the following properties: Dry unit eight is 18 kN/m3 and saturated unit weight is 21 kN/m3 (water table is 4m below from the ground surface), Nq=85, k=1.25, tan αα = 0.45 and FS=2.5 a) Calculate the end bearing capacity b) Calculate the frictional resistanc
A circular pile 0.45m in diameter and 15m long is embedded in a layer of dense sand. The soil has the following properties: Dry unit eight is 18 kN/m3 and saturated unit weight is 21 kN/m3 (water table is 4m below from the ground surface), Nq=85, k=1.25, tan αα = 0.45 and FS=2.5 a) Calculate the end bearing capacity b) Calculate the frictional resistanc
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A circular pile 0.45m in diameter and 15m long is embedded in a layer of dense sand. The soil has the following properties: Dry unit eight is 18 kN/m3 and saturated unit weight is 21 kN/m3 (water table is 4m below from the ground surface), Nq=85, k=1.25, tan αα = 0.45 and FS=2.5
a) Calculate the end bearing capacity
b) Calculate the frictional resistance
c) Calculate the allowable load

Transcribed Image Text:PROBLEM 2: A circular pile 0.45m in diameter and 15m long is embedded in a layer of dense sand. The
soil has the following properties: Dry unit eight is 18 kN/m³ and saturated unit weight is 21 kN/m³ (water
table is 4m below from the ground surface), Nq=85, k=1.25, tan aa = 0.45 and FS-2.5
a) Calculate the end bearing capacity
b) Calculate the frictional resistance
c) Calculate the allowable load
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