Find the allowable lateral load Q g at the ground level.

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A 30-m-long concrete pile is 305 mm x 305 mm in cross section and is fully embedded in a sand deposit. If nh = 9200 kN/m2, the moment at ground level, Mg = 0, the allowable displacement of pile head = 12 mm; Ep = 21 x 106 kN/m2; and FY (pile) = 21,000 kN/m2, calculate the allowable lateral load, Qg, at the ground level. Use the elastic solution method.

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Chapter 12, Problem 12.23P

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Find the allowable lateral load Qg at the ground level.

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