A 20-m-long concrete pile is shown in Figure P9.1. Estimate the ultimate point load Q, by a. Meyerhof's method b. Vesic's method c. Coyle and Castello's method Use m = 600 in Eq. (9.26). Concrete pile 460 mm X 460 mm Loose sand di = 30° y = 18.6 kN/m³ 20 m Dense sand

A 20-m-long concrete pile is shown in Figure P9.1. Estimate the ultimate point load Q, by a. Meyerhof's method b. Vesic's method c. Coyle and Castello's method Use m = 600 in Eq. (9.26). Concrete pile 460 mm X 460 mm Loose sand di = 30° y = 18.6 kN/m³ 20 m Dense sand

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A 20-m-long concrete pile is shown in Figure P9.1. Estimate the ultimate point load
Q, by
a. Meyerhof's method
b. Vesic's method
c. Coyle and Castello's method
Use m = 600 in Eq. (9.26).
9.1
Concrete pile
460 mm x 460 mm
Loose sand
di = 30°
y = 18.6 kN/m3
20 m
Dense sand
d'2 = 42°
y = 18.5 kN/m3
Figure P9.1

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