What type of foundation type you think should be used in the given soil conditions and load requirements listed below.  Provide a list of factors that can affect the amount of energy applied to driving a pile and how they affect the process.  pile design load.              Ground conditions 20 tons                             10 feet soft peat over 80 ft dense sand  50 tons                            10 ft of soft peat over 80 ft of dense sand 50 tons                            60 ft of soft clay over hard limestone 50 tons                            80 ft loose sand over hard shale 100 tons                          80 ft of loose sand over hard shale 2000 tons                        150 ft of soft clay over hard shale

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What type of foundation type you think should be used in the given soil conditions and load requirements listed below. 

Provide a list of factors that can affect the amount of energy applied to driving a pile and how they affect the process. 

pile design load.              Ground conditions

20 tons                             10 feet soft peat over 80 ft dense sand 

50 tons                            10 ft of soft peat over 80 ft of dense sand

50 tons                            60 ft of soft clay over hard limestone

50 tons                            80 ft loose sand over hard shale

100 tons                          80 ft of loose sand over hard shale

2000 tons                        150 ft of soft clay over hard shale

 

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