Determine the design capacity of the pile group shown below. The pile cap thickness is 1.5 meters, andgroundwater table is located 2.8 meters below the ground surface. Piles are 350-mm in diameter and 12meters in length. Use a critical depth equal to 18*dpile (starting from ground level), K = 3, ac (adhesionfactor for clay) = 0.5, a, (wall friction angle for sand)= 25°, and FS = 3. Only consider single-pile actionand neglect the capacity of the pile cap.Ground Level1.5 m-Firm Clayc = 35 kPaYary = 14.6 kN/m³Yaut = 17.9 kN/m³3.5 mMedium Dense Sand31°- 6.2 mYary = 16.8 kN/m³Yaat = 19.4 kN/m³Layout of Pile GroupDense Sand9 = 42°Yary = 18.2 kN/m³Yu- 20.1 kN/m³N - 200

Given, Diameter of piles= 350 mm Length of piles= 12 m K=3 αc=0.5 FOS=3 Number of piles= 6…

Determine the design capacity of the pile group shown below. The pile cap thickness is 1.5 meters, and groundwater table is located 2.8 meters below the ground surface. Piles are 350-mm in diameter and 12 meters in length. Use a critical depth equal to 18*dpile (starting from ground level), K = 3, ac (adhesion factor for clay) = 0.5, as (wall friction angle for sand)= 25°, and FS = 3. Only consider single-pile action and neglect the capacity of the pile cap. Ground Level 1.5 m - Firm Clay c - 35 kPa Yary - 14.6 kN/m³ Y =17.9 kN/m³ - 3.5 m Medium Dense Sand 9-31° - 6.2 m Ydry- 16.8 kN/m³ Yat = 19.4 kN/m³ Layout of Pile Group Dense Sand 9=420 Ydy= 18.2 kN/m³ Yut- 20.1 kN/m³ N - 200 %3D

Determine the design capacity of the pile group shown below. The pile cap thickness is 1.5 meters, and groundwater table is located 2.8 meters below the ground surface. Piles are 350-mm in diameter and 12 meters in length. Use a critical depth equal to 18*dpile (starting from ground level), K = 3, ac (adhesion factor for clay) = 0.5, as (wall friction angle for sand)= 25°, and FS = 3. Only consider single-pile action and neglect the capacity of the pile cap. Ground Level 1.5 m - Firm Clay c - 35 kPa Yary - 14.6 kN/m³ Y =17.9 kN/m³ - 3.5 m Medium Dense Sand 9-31° - 6.2 m Ydry- 16.8 kN/m³ Yat = 19.4 kN/m³ Layout of Pile Group Dense Sand 9=420 Ydy= 18.2 kN/m³ Yut- 20.1 kN/m³ N - 200 %3D

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Chapter18: Pile Foundation

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