Consider a 15 m long concrete pile with a cross section of 0.45 m x 0.45 m fully embedded in sand. For the sand, unit weight, γ = 17 kN/m3 and soil friction angle, ϕ’ = 35o . Estimate the ultimate point ??? with each of the following: 1.1 Meyerhof’s method (Ans: 1014 kN) 1.2 Vesic’s method (Ans: 1754 kN) 1.3 Coyle and Castello’s method (Ans: 2479 kN)

Consider a 15 m long concrete pile with a cross section of 0.45 m x 0.45 m fully embedded in sand. For the sand, unit weight, γ = 17 kN/m3 and soil friction angle, ϕ’ = 35o . Estimate the ultimate point ??? with each of the following: 1.1 Meyerhof’s method (Ans: 1014 kN) 1.2 Vesic’s method (Ans: 1754 kN) 1.3 Coyle and Castello’s method (Ans: 2479 kN)

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter18: Sheet-pile Walls

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