(i) What are the components of elastic settlement of piles? Name two parameters that affect the settlement. (ii) A 300 mm diameter pile penetrates a deep deposit of soft clay 9 m deep. Compute the skin friction and point bearing capacity. The clay has an undrained unit cohesion of 60 kN/m². Assume a constant friction coefficient of 0.75 and use a method.

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What are the components of elastic settlement of piles? Name two parameters that affect the
settlement.
A 300 mm diameter pile penetrates a deep deposit of soft clay 9 m deep. Compute the skin friction
and point bearing capacity. The clay has an undrained unit cohesion of 60 kN/m?. Assume a
(ii)
constant friction coefficient of 0.75 and use a method.
Transcribed Image Text:(i) What are the components of elastic settlement of piles? Name two parameters that affect the settlement. A 300 mm diameter pile penetrates a deep deposit of soft clay 9 m deep. Compute the skin friction and point bearing capacity. The clay has an undrained unit cohesion of 60 kN/m?. Assume a (ii) constant friction coefficient of 0.75 and use a method.
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Piles are used for transferring load from superstructure to ground. During this it undergoes total settlement which the the sum of elastic and plastic settlement. 

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