11.  A prestressed concrete pile, 474 mm in diameter, is to be driven in a clayey soil. The pile has a design capacity of 446 kN. Use FS = 3, unconfined compressive strength = 157 kPa. Compute the length (in m.) of the pile if the frictional constant is 0.8.

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Problem 18.14P: A steel pile (H-section; HP 360 1.491; see Table 18.1) is driven into a layer of sandstone The...
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11.  A prestressed concrete pile, 474 mm in diameter, is to be driven in a clayey soil. The pile has a design capacity of 446 kN. Use FS = 3, unconfined compressive strength = 157 kPa. Compute the length (in m.) of the pile if the frictional constant is 0.8.

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