A SINGLE VERTICAL FRICTION PILE OF DIAMETER 500 MM AND LENGTH 20 M IS SUBJECTED TO A VERTICAL COMPRESSIVE LOAD. THE PILE IS EMBEDDED IN A HOMOGENEOUS SANDY STRATUM WHERE: ANGLE OF INTERNAL FRICTION (®) = 30°, DRY UNIT WEIGHT (YD) = 20 KN/M3 AND ANGLE OF WALL FRICTION (8) = 20/3. CONSIDERING THE COEFFICIENT OF LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE (K) = 2.7 AND THE BEARING %3D %3D CAPACITY FACTOR (N,) = 25, THE ULTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY OF THE PILE (IN KN) IS

A SINGLE VERTICAL FRICTION PILE OF DIAMETER 500 MM AND LENGTH 20 M IS SUBJECTED TO A VERTICAL COMPRESSIVE LOAD. THE PILE IS EMBEDDED IN A HOMOGENEOUS SANDY STRATUM WHERE: ANGLE OF INTERNAL FRICTION (®) = 30°, DRY UNIT WEIGHT (YD) = 20 KN/M3 AND ANGLE OF WALL FRICTION (8) = 20/3. CONSIDERING THE COEFFICIENT OF LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE (K) = 2.7 AND THE BEARING %3D %3D CAPACITY FACTOR (N,) = 25, THE ULTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY OF THE PILE (IN KN) IS

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305635180

Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Chapter15: Retaining Walls, Braced Cuts, And Sheet Pile Walls

Section: Chapter Questions

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