A 500 mm diameter and 25 m long driven concrete pile carries a column load of 1600 kN. It is estimated that the shaft carries 1200 kN and the point carries 400 kN. Determine the settlement of the pile head with the following data: Elastic modulus of soil, Es = 18 MPa; Elastic modulus of pile, Ep = 32,000 MPa; Poisson's ratio of the soil, Hs = 0.2; Layer thickness, H, is very deep (assume H = ∞). %3D

A 500 mm diameter and 25 m long driven concrete pile carries a column load of 1600 kN. It is estimated that the shaft carries 1200 kN and the point carries 400 kN. Determine the settlement of the pile head with the following data: Elastic modulus of soil, Es = 18 MPa; Elastic modulus of pile, Ep = 32,000 MPa; Poisson's ratio of the soil, Hs = 0.2; Layer thickness, H, is very deep (assume H = ∞). %3D

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Chapter12: Pile Foundations

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Problem 12.20P: A 600 mm diameter and 25 m long driven concrete pile carries a column load of 1200 kN. It is...

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