Module 5 : Design of Deep Foundations
Lecture 25 : Pile Groups [ Section 25.3 : Design value of ultimate load ; Settlement of a pile ]
   
  Compression pile
 
 
Fig 5.45 Free body diagram of a compression pile
 

Z is at any depth, w is the settlement

 

Strain=

Stress=

Force=

Where s is the perimeter

   
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