Questions A group of 16 piles (4 in each row) was installed in a layered clay soil deposit shown below. The diameter of each pile is 500 mm and their c/c distance is 1m. The length of the pile group is 18m. Estimate the safe load capacity of the group with a factor of safety of 2.50. The adhesion factor (a) between the pile and soil in each soil layer are shown in the figure. 8 m 10 m C₁= 25 kPa;= 0°; a = 1.0 C₁= 40 kPa;= 0; a = 0.7 /////// Soil Profile g g poo bood Plan View of pile group O
Questions A group of 16 piles (4 in each row) was installed in a layered clay soil deposit shown below. The diameter of each pile is 500 mm and their c/c distance is 1m. The length of the pile group is 18m. Estimate the safe load capacity of the group with a factor of safety of 2.50. The adhesion factor (a) between the pile and soil in each soil layer are shown in the figure. 8 m 10 m C₁= 25 kPa;= 0°; a = 1.0 C₁= 40 kPa;= 0; a = 0.7 /////// Soil Profile g g poo bood Plan View of pile group O
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A group of 16 piles (4 in each row) was installed in a layered
clay soil deposit shown below. The diameter of each pile is
500 mm and their c/c distance is 1m. The length of the pile
group is 18m. Estimate the safe load capacity of the group
with a factor of safety of 2.50. The adhesion factor (a)
between the pile and soil in each soil layer are shown in the
figure.
8 m
10 m
C= 25 kPa;= 0°; a = 1.0
C₁= 40 kPa;p= 0; a = 0.7
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Soil Profile
O
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boor
Plan View of pile group
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