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64shaft unit resistances, and Fellenius (1996) method is used to calculate the toe unitresistances for silts.where,q s = unit shaft resistance, kN/m 2 or kip/ft 2 ,k o= earth pressure coefficient at rest, dimensionless,δ = pile-soil effective friction angle ( ) degree, and( ) (2.40)'σv = effective vertical static geotechnical stress, kN/m 2 or kip/ft 2 .SoilTypeSPTN-valueTable 2.7: Soil Parameters for non-cohesive soilsFrictionAngle(Degree)UnitWeight(kN/m³)Betacoefficient,βToe bearingcoefficient,N tLimit UnitShaftResistance,q s (kPa)Limit UnitToeResistance,q t (kPa)VeryLoose2 25 - 30 13.5 0.203 12.1 24 2400Loose 7 27 – 32 16.0 0.242 18.1 48 4800Medium 20 30 - 35 18.5 0.313 33.2 72 7200Dense 40 35 - 40 19.5 0.483 86.0 96 9600VeryDense50+ 38 - 43 22.0 0.627 147.0 192 19000Soil TypeSPT N-valueTable 2.8: Soil Parameters for cohesive soilsUnconfinedcompressive Unit Weightstrength, q u (kN/m³)(kPa)Limit UnitShaftResistance,q s (kPa)Limit Unit ToeResistance, q t(kPa)Very S<strong>of</strong>t 1 12 17.5 3.5 54S<strong>of</strong>t 3 36 17.5 10.5 162Medium 6 72 18.5 19 324Stiff 12 144 20.5 38.5 648Very Stiff 24 288 20.5 63.5 1296Hard 32+ 384+ 19 – 22 77 1728

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