Redo Problem 12.10 using the l method for estimating the skin friction and Meyerhofs method for the
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Redo Problem 12.10 using the l method for estimating the skin friction and Meyerhof’s method for the point load estimation.
Problem 12.10
A concrete pile 15.24 m long having a cross section of 406 mm × 406 mm is fully embedded in a saturated clay layer for which gsat = 19.02 kN/m3, ϕ = 0, and cu = 76.7 kN/m2. Determine the allowable load that the pile can carry. (Let FS = 3.) Use the α method Eq. (12.61) and Table 12.11 to estimate the skin friction and Vesic’s method for point load estimation.
Eq. (12.61)
Table 12.11
Variation of a (Interpolated
Values Based on
Terzaghi et al., 1996)
cu/pa ……………………………. α
≤ 0.1 ………………………….. 1.00
0.2 ………………………….. 0.92
0.3 ………………………….. 0.82
0.4 ………………………….. 0.74
0.6 ………………………….. 0.62
0.8 ………………………….. 0.54
1.0 ………………………….. 0.48
1.2 ………………………….. 0.42
1.4 ………………………….. 0.40
1.6 ………………………….. 0.38
1.8 ………………………….. 0.36
2.0 ………………………….. 0.35
2.4 ………………………….. 0.34
2.8 ………………………….. 0.34
Note: pa = atmospheric pressure ≈ 100 kN/m2
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Principles Of Foundation Engineering
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9th Edition
Authors: Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan