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Discussion Forum : Building Construction - Section 5 (Q.No. 14)
Building Construction
14.
Pick up the correct statement from the following :
The bearing capacity of a pile is defined as the load which can be sustained by the pile without producing excessive settlement
The ultimate bearing capacity of a pile is defined as the maximum load which the pile carries and continues to sink without any further increases of load
The safe bearing capacity of a pile is obtained by dividing the ultimate bearing capacity with a suitable factor of safety
The factor of safety for piles is taken as 6
All the above.
Answer: Option
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Israr Ullah said:   3 years ago
FOS for single pile is taken between 2 to 3.
JAGATAP said:   5 years ago
FOS is 2 to 3. So option D is wrong.
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