Estimate the group efficiency of a 4 x 6 pile group, consisting of 400 mm diameter concrete piles at 1.2 m center-to-center spacing using a. the Converse-Labarre equation b. the Los Angeles Group Action equation

Estimate the group efficiency of a 4 x 6 pile group, consisting of 400 mm diameter concrete piles at 1.2 m center-to-center spacing using a. the Converse-Labarre equation b. the Los Angeles Group Action equation

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Chapter12: Pile Foundations

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12.36P: Figure P12.36 shows a 3 5 pile group consisting of 15 concrete piles of 400 mm diameter and 12 m in...

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Estimate the group efficiency of a 4 x 6 pile group, consisting of 400 mm diameter concrete piles at 1.2 m center-to-center spacing using

a. the Converse-Labarre equation

b. the Los Angeles Group Action equation

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