ABSTRACT

ProfNethercot:WhenwilltheSCIsteelbearingpiledesignguidebepublished? MrABiddle:ThefinaldraftisexpectedinSeptember,andtheguidewillbepublished inDecember1996.

MrArmer:Themessageyougiveisthatifyouhaveagroupofpilesandmoveupone ofthese,theloadwillnotbeshared.Thisislikelytobeverydangerous. MrBiddle:Thisbringsoutthebasicdesignconcept.Withthepredominanceofskin friction,thereisverylittlecapacitylossbymovingoneofthepiles.