Consider a drilled, rough concrete pile with diameter B = 1m and length D = 10m embedded in a site underlain by a 5m thick layer of sand with fiction angle = 41 degrees and Ko = 0.5 that lies over an 8m thick layer of clay with fiction angle = 36 degrees, Ko=0.38, and Su = 70 kPa. a. Determine the long term end bearing capacity of the pile. b. Determine the long term capacity of the pile.

Consider a drilled, rough concrete pile with diameter B = 1m and length D = 10m embedded in a site underlain by a 5m thick layer of sand with fiction angle = 41 degrees and Ko = 0.5 that lies over an 8m thick layer of clay with fiction angle = 36 degrees, Ko=0.38, and Su = 70 kPa. a. Determine the long term end bearing capacity of the pile. b. Determine the long term capacity of the pile.

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Chapter18: Sheet-pile Walls

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