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
Answer: Option
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Dharshit said:   8 years ago
End bearing resistance;

Q=9Cu.
Cu=Unconfined compression strength/Fos.
Cu=6/3 =2 t/m2.
Q=9*2 =18t/m2.

Anuj said:   6 years ago
In the pile foundation according to Meyerhof theory the value of end bearing capacity is 9c then Qup=9*3=27.

Susnata said:   5 years ago
Answer is 27.


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