A circular pile having a diameter of 0.35 m is embedded through a layer of 4.5 m thick of clay layer into a dense sand having a bearing capacity factor of 78. Unit weight of clay is 16 kN/m3 and saturated unit weight of sand is 18 kN/m3. Water table is located at the top of the sand layer. Lateral pressure factor of compression K = 1.20 and coefficient of friction of concrete pile is 0.42. The allowable capacity 600 kN. Using a factor of safety of 3. Determine the effective vertical stress at the critical depth.

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A circular pile having a diameter of 0.35 m is embedded through a layer of 4.5 m thick of clay layer into a dense sand having a bearing capacity factor of 78. Unit weight of clay is 16 kN/m3 and saturated unit weight of sand is 18 kN/m3. Water table is located at the top of the sand layer. Lateral pressure factor of compression K = 1.20 and coefficient of friction of concrete pile is 0.42. The allowable capacity 600 kN. Using a factor of safety of 3. Determine the effective vertical stress at the critical depth.

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