Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 2 (Q.No. 9)
9.
A pile is being driven with a drop hammer weighing 1800 kg and having a free fall of 1.00 m. If the penetration with last blow is 5 mm, the load carrying capacity of the pile, -according to the Engineering News formula, is
100 tonnes
50 tonnes
20 tonnes
10 tonnes.
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Deep said:   1 decade ago
W=1800 kg.
H=100 cm.
F=6 (factor of safety).
S=0.5cm penetration.
C=2.5(for drop hammer).

Load = WH/(F(S+C)) kg.

= 10000kg.

Abdul latif nasar said:   1 decade ago
Dear by this formula it become 6.08.


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