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Pile Design and Construction Practice, Fifth edition

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Depth below ground level (m)<br />

Figure 4.44<br />

0<br />

5<br />

10<br />

15<br />

20<br />

25<br />

30<br />

35<br />

40<br />

45<br />

5<br />

12.0<br />

Cone resistance (MN/m<br />

15 20 25<br />

2 )<br />

26.0<br />

Resistance of piles to compressive loads 231<br />

12.000<br />

Loose becoming<br />

medium-dense<br />

fine s<strong>and</strong><br />

28.000<br />

Dense mediumfine<br />

s<strong>and</strong><br />

46.000<br />

At 12 m, ultimate unit shaft friction resistance � f s � 0.012 � 1 � 10 3 � 12 kN/m 2<br />

At 26 m, f s � 0.012 � 5 � 10 3 � 60 kN/m 2<br />

At 28 m, f s � 0.012 � 8 � 10 3 � 96 kN/m 2<br />

Total shaft friction �<br />

Required ultimate base resistance � �8 MN/m2 (900 � 2.5 � 933)<br />

�/4 � 0.452 � 103 (12 � 60) � 14 � (60 � 96) � 2<br />

� � � 0.45 � 933 kN<br />

2<br />

This resistance is likely to be available at 28 m as an average over a distance of 8 pile<br />

diameters above the toe <strong>and</strong> 4 diameters below the toe. Over 4 diameters below the toe<br />

2.0<br />

Rock<br />

Ground water<br />

Soft silty<br />

clay (c u=10 kN/m 2 )

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