Module 5 : Design of Deep Foundations
Lecture 25 : Pile Groups [ Section 25.1 : Different types of pile groups ]
   
 
 
Fig. 5.42 Pile Groups
  Usually the GL and the base of the piled foundation are made flush with one another. As a result the Pile foundation has a higher load bearing capacity and lesser settlement. This is because the pile in piled raft foundation are in contact with more soil than the free standing pile group.
   
   
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