Principles of Foundation Engineering, SI Edition
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.14P
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Find the ultimate side skin resistance.
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A group pile has a section of 4 x 4 with each having a diameter of 305 mm are
embedded in clay. The length of the piles are 12 m and the spacing between the piles
(d) are 1.0 m. The recorded soil profile for the ground is shown in Table 1. Propose the
allowable load bearing capacity of the pile with a factor of safety of (FS) of 3.
(b)
TABLE 1 : Soil type and soil parameter
Depth
Soil parameter
0.0 m to 2.0 m | Unit weight = 17.5 kN/m³
Cohesion
= 20 kN/m?
2.0 m to 8.0 m Unit weight = 18.5 kN/m³
Cohesion = 60 kN/m?
8.0 m to 15.0 m Unit weight = 20.1 kN/m³
Cohesion = 80 kN/m?
b) A pre-cast concrete pile of size 310 mm x 310 mm and 16 m length is to be drilled in
a stiff clay deposit. The undrained cohesion of the soil along the embedment of the
pile is shown in Table 1. Determine the allowable load on the pile using the factor of
safety as 2.0. Assume the adhesion factor along the pile is 0.4.
A group pile has a section of 4 x 4 with each having a diameter of 305 mm are
embedded in clay. The length of the piles are 12 m and the spacing between the piles
(d) are 1.0 m. The recorded soil profile for the ground is shown in Table 1. Propose the
allowable load bearing capacity of the pile with a factor of safety of (FS) of 3.
(b)
TABLE 1: Soil type and soil parameter
Depth
Soil parameter
Unit weight = 17.5 kN/m³
= 20 kN/m2
0.0 m to 2.0 m
Cohesion
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2.0 m to 8.0 m
Unit weight = 18.5 kN/m³
%3D
Cohesion
= 60 kN/m?
8.0 m to 15.0 m Unit weight= 20.1 kN/m³
%3D
Cohesion
= 80 kN/m2
Chapter 9 Solutions
Principles of Foundation Engineering, SI Edition
Ch. 9 - A 20 m long concrete pile is shown in Figure...Ch. 9 - Refer to the pile shown in Figure P9.1. Estimate...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.3PCh. 9 - A driven closed-ended pile, circular in cross...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.5PCh. 9 - Prob. 9.6PCh. 9 - Prob. 9.7PCh. 9 - Prob. 9.8PCh. 9 - Prob. 9.9PCh. 9 - A concrete pile 16 in. 16 in. in cross section is...
Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.11PCh. 9 - Solve Problem 12.13 using Eqs. (12.59) and...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.13PCh. 9 - Prob. 9.14PCh. 9 - A steel pile (H-section; HP 310 125; see Table...Ch. 9 - A concrete pile is 20 m long and has a cross...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.17PCh. 9 - Prob. 9.18PCh. 9 - Solve Problem 12.23 using the method of Broms....Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.20PCh. 9 - Solve Problem 12.25 using the modified EN formula....Ch. 9 - Solve Problem 12.25 using the modified Danish...Ch. 9 - Figure 12.49a shows a pile. Let L = 15 m, D (pile...Ch. 9 - Redo Problem 12.30 assuming that the water table...Ch. 9 - Refer to Figure 12.49b. Let L = 18 m, fill = 17...Ch. 9 - A concrete pile measuring 16 in. × 16 in. in cross...Ch. 9 - The plan of a group pile is shown in Figure...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.28PCh. 9 - The section of a 4 × 4 group pile in a layered...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.30P
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