Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Discussion

Discussion Forum : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 1 (Q.No. 32)
32.
For designing end bearing piles of square cross-section in clays having average unconfmed compressive strength of 6 t/m2, the net ultimate bearing capacity may be taken as
15 t/m2
18 t/m2
20 t/m2
27 t/m2
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RAHUL said:   8 years ago
I think the answer should be 27 because it is asking about piles that too end bearing only so formula is 9C. Where c=3.

Zorox said:   9 years ago
According to terzaghi = 5.7*c .
Mayerhoff = 5.14c.
C = ucs/2.
C = 3.
For square footing;
Net bearing capacity = 1.3CNc.

Gopinath said:   9 years ago
I think compressive strength = net sbc, so the factor of safety 3.


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