ABSTRACT

Example 15. 1 A concrete pile of 45 cm diameter was driven into sand of loose to medium density to a depth of 15 m. The following properties are known:

(a) Average unit weight of soil along the length of the pile, r=17.5 kN/m3 , average l{J = 30°, (b) average Ks =1.0 and 8 =0.75l{J.