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Single Pile in Clay -I

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A square pile of section $30 c m \times 30 c m$ and length 10 m penetrates a deposit of clay having $C = 5 k N / m^{2}$ and the mobilizing factor m = 0.8. What is the load carried by the pile by skin friction only?

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192 kN

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75 kN

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60 kN

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48 kN

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Solution

The correct option is D 48 kN
The load carried by skin-friction only

$= m \times c \times P \times L$

$= 0.8 \times 5 \times 0.3 \times 4 \times 10$

= 48 kN

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