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Q1- Determine the allowable bearing load of the pile shown in figure Q1 using all the possible methods of solution. Mention the method used, and draw clear labeled drawings to clarify your calculations.
b) A pre-cast concrete pile of size 310 mm x 310 mm and 16 m length is to be drilled in
a stiff clay deposit. The undrained cohesion of the soil along the embedment of the
pile is shown in Table 1. Determine the allowable load on the pile using the factor of
safety as 2.0. Assume the adhesion factor along the pile is 0.4.
4. The following data was obtained in a vertical pile load test on 300 mm pile diameter pile.
Determine the allowable load as per IS 2911part iV(1979)
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50
2.5
100
5
200
10
300
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400
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Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 9 - A 20 m long concrete pile is shown in Figure...Ch. 9 - Refer to the pile shown in Figure P9.1. Estimate...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.3PCh. 9 - A driven closed-ended pile, circular in cross...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.5PCh. 9 - Prob. 9.6PCh. 9 - Prob. 9.7PCh. 9 - Prob. 9.8PCh. 9 - Prob. 9.9PCh. 9 - A concrete pile 16 in. 16 in. in cross section is...
Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.11PCh. 9 - Solve Problem 12.13 using Eqs. (12.59) and...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.13PCh. 9 - Prob. 9.14PCh. 9 - A steel pile (H-section; HP 310 125; see Table...Ch. 9 - A concrete pile is 20 m long and has a cross...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.17PCh. 9 - Prob. 9.18PCh. 9 - Solve Problem 12.23 using the method of Broms....Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.20PCh. 9 - Solve Problem 12.25 using the modified EN formula....Ch. 9 - Solve Problem 12.25 using the modified Danish...Ch. 9 - Figure 12.49a shows a pile. Let L = 15 m, D (pile...Ch. 9 - Redo Problem 12.30 assuming that the water table...Ch. 9 - Refer to Figure 12.49b. Let L = 18 m, fill = 17...Ch. 9 - A concrete pile measuring 16 in. × 16 in. in cross...Ch. 9 - The plan of a group pile is shown in Figure...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.28PCh. 9 - The section of a 4 × 4 group pile in a layered...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.30P
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- Consider a 500 mm diameter pile having a length of 18 m in a clay. Given: γ = 20.0 kN/m3 and cu = 60 kN/m2. Determine the maximum allowable load (Qall) with FS = 3. Use the α method and Table 12.11 for determining the skin friction and Eq. (12.20) for determining the point load. Allow a factor of safety of 3. What percentage of the ultimate load is being carried by the pile shaft? Is it a friction pile?arrow_forwardDetermine the maximum load that can be allowed on the 450 mm diameter pile shown in Figure P12.9, with a factor of safety of 3. Use the α method and Table 12.11 for determining the skin friction and Eq. (12.20) for determining the point load.arrow_forwardRefer to the pile shown in Figure P9.1. Estimate the side resistance Qs by Using Eqs. (9.40) through (9.42). Use K = 1.5 and Coyle and Castello’s method [Eq. (9.44)]arrow_forward
- Determine the maximum load that can be allowed on the 450 mm diameter pile shown in Figure 18.36, with a safety factor of 3. Use the a method for computing the shaft friction. FIG. 18.36arrow_forwardRedo Problem 18.10 using the method for estimating the skin resistance. 18.10 A concrete pile 15 m long with a cross section of 380 mm 380 mm is fully embedded in a saturated clay layer. For the clay, sat = 18 kN/m3, = 0, and cu = 80 kN/m2. Assume that the water table lies below the tip of the pile. Determine the allowable load that the pile can carry (FS = 3). Use the a method to estimate the skin resistance.arrow_forwardDetermine the maximum load that can be allowed on a 450 mm diameter driven pile shown in Figure P12.6, allowing a factor of safety of 3. Use K = 1.5 Ko and = 0.65 in computing the shaft load. Use Meyerhofs method for computing the point load.arrow_forward
- Redo Problem 12.30 assuming that the water table coincides with the top of the fill and that sat(fill) = 19.8 kN/m3. If the other quantities remain the same, what would be the downward drag force on the pile? Assume ' = 0.5fill. 12.30 Figure 12.49a shows a pile. Let L = 15 m, D (pile diameter) 305 mm, Hf = 3 m, fill = 17.5 kN/m3, and fill = 25°. Determine the total downward drag force on the pile. Assume that the fill is located above the water table and that = 0.5fill.arrow_forwardA 500 mm diameter and 20 m long concrete pile is driven into a sand where = 18.5 kN/m3 and = 32. Assuming = 0.7 and K = 1.5 Ko, determine the load carrying capacity of the pile with a factor of safety of 3.arrow_forwardRead the question carefully and give me right solution according to the questionarrow_forward
- Calculate the pile's allowable bearing load using the corrected SPT values at various depths given in the figure below (factor of safety is 1.5). 10m D=1m 2m 2m 2m 2m 2m SPT1=14. SPT2=16 SPT3=18. SPT4=18 -- SPT5=20. Corrected SPT Valuesarrow_forwardCompute the compressive force at the most stressed pile for each pile cap given in the table below. All column loads are unfactored and acting at the pile group centroid unless noted otherwise. My LL My (kN*m) y Pile Cap DL (kN)* LL(kN) LL Mx (kN*m) PC-1 1800 300 400 350 PC-2 1800 300 400 350 Mx *Pile cap weight is not included in the DL Notes: Pile diameter=600mm Use a pile cap thickness of 450mm for all cases with a conc unit wt of 23.5kN/m? PC-1 РС-2 3600 3600 1800 1800 1200 000 0081 009Sarrow_forwardThe soil profile and soil properties at a site are shown in the table below. A group of 12 concrete piles in a 3 x 4 matrix and of length 12 m is used to support a load. The pile diameter is 0.45 m and pile spacing is 1.5 m.Determine the allowable load capacity for a factor of safety of 2. Calculate the total settlement (elastic and consolidation) under the allowable load. Assume Ep = 20 x 106 kPa.arrow_forward
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