A pile is driven into the ground with a drop hammer weighing 1200 kg and having a free fall of 2.0 m. If the penetration with the last blow is noted to be 1 cm, the allowable load carrying capacity of this pile, according to Engineering News formula, is (a) 11.43 tonnes (c) 15.49 tonnes (b) 13.47 tonnes (d) 18.52 tonnes

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A pile is driven into the ground with a drop hammer weighing 1200 kg and having a free fall
of 2.0 m. If the penetration with the last blow is noted to be 1 cm, the allowable load carrying
capacity of this pile, according to Engineering News formula, is
(a) 11.43 tonnes
(b) 13.47 tonnes
(c) 15.49 tonnes
(d) 18.52 tonnes
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Transcribed Image Text:A pile is driven into the ground with a drop hammer weighing 1200 kg and having a free fall of 2.0 m. If the penetration with the last blow is noted to be 1 cm, the allowable load carrying capacity of this pile, according to Engineering News formula, is (a) 11.43 tonnes (b) 13.47 tonnes (c) 15.49 tonnes (d) 18.52 tonnes (
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