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A circular pile having a diameter of 0.45 m is 22.0 m long which is embedded in a layer of dense compacted sand with water table found at 6 m depth having the given properties: First Sand Layer: L = 8 m; Unit weight = 18 kN/m3 Second Sand Layer: L = 14 m; Saturated Unit weight = 20 kN/m3 Lateral pressure, K=1.2 Nq = 95 kN/m2 Coeff. of friction = 0.45 1. Compute the point bearing capacity of the pile. 2. Compute the frictional capacity of the pile. 3. Compute the allowable capacity of the pile assuming a factor of safety of 3.5.

A circular pile having a diameter of 0.45 m is 22.0 m long which is embedded in a layer of dense compacted sand with water table found at 6 m depth having the given properties: First Sand Layer: L = 8 m; Unit weight = 18 kN/m3 Second Sand Layer: L = 14 m; Saturated Unit weight = 20 kN/m3 Lateral pressure, K=1.2 Nq = 95 kN/m2 Coeff. of friction = 0.45 1. Compute the point bearing capacity of the pile. 2. Compute the frictional capacity of the pile. 3. Compute the allowable capacity of the pile assuming a factor of safety of 3.5.

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A circular pile having a diameter of 0.45 m is 22.0 m long which is embedded in a layer of dense compacted sand with water table found at 6 m depth having the given properties: First Sand Layer: L = 8 m; Unit weight = 18 kN/m3 Second Sand Layer: L = 14 m; Saturated Unit weight = 20 kN/m3 Lateral pressure, K=1.2 Nq = 95 kN/m2 Coeff. of friction = 0.45 1. Compute the point bearing capacity of the pile. 2. Compute the frictional capacity of the pile. 3. Compute the allowable capacity of the pile assuming a factor of safety of 3.5.
Transcribed Image Text:A circular pile having a diameter of 0.45 m is 22.0 m long which is embedded in a layer of dense compacted sand with water table found at 6 m depth having the given properties: First Sand Layer: L = 8 m; Unit weight = 18 kN/m3 Second Sand Layer: L = 14 m; Saturated Unit weight = 20 kN/m3 Lateral pressure, K=1.2 Nq = 95 kN/m2 Coeff. of friction = 0.45 1. Compute the point bearing capacity of the pile. 2. Compute the frictional capacity of the pile. 3. Compute the allowable capacity of the pile assuming a factor of safety of 3.5.
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