The ultimate load capacity of a 12 m long concrete pile of square cross section 600 mm x 600 mm driven into a homogeneous clay layer having undrained cohesion value of 50 kPa is 900 KN. If the cross-section of the pile is reduced to 400 mm x 400 mm and the length of the pile is increased to 20 m, the ultimate load carrying capacity will be
The ultimate load capacity of a 12 m long concrete pile of square cross section 600 mm x 600 mm driven into a homogeneous clay layer having undrained cohesion value of 50 kPa is 900 KN. If the cross-section of the pile is reduced to 400 mm x 400 mm and the length of the pile is increased to 20 m, the ultimate load carrying capacity will be
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Transcribed Image Text:The ultimate load capacity of a 12 m long
concrete pile of square cross section 600 mm
x 600 mm driven into a homogeneous clay
layer having undrained cohesion value of 50
kPa is 900 KN. If the cross-section of the pile
is reduced to 400 mm x 400 mm and the
length of the pile is increased to 20 m, the
ultimate load carrying capacity will be
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