Q2: The plan of a group piles is shown below. Assume that the piles are embedded in a saturated homogeneous clay having a sa= 19.24 kN/m, C=41.2 kN/m? .Given: diameter of piles (D) = 305 mm, center-to-center spacing of piles = 762 %3D mm, and length of piles 13.7 m. Find the allowable load-carrying capacity of the pile group. Use FS = 3.

Q2: The plan of a group piles is shown below. Assume that the piles are embedded in a saturated homogeneous clay having a sa= 19.24 kN/m, C=41.2 kN/m? .Given: diameter of piles (D) = 305 mm, center-to-center spacing of piles = 762 %3D mm, and length of piles 13.7 m. Find the allowable load-carrying capacity of the pile group. Use FS = 3.

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Chapter12: Pile Foundations

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Problem 12.35P

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