Module 5 : Design of Deep Foundations
Lecture 25 : Pile Groups [ Section 25.2 : Group Deficiency Factor () ; Block Failure Criteria ]
   
 

Block Failure Criteria

  In this case it is assumed that the pile group fails as a block.
 
  ----------(45)
 

Where, c is the average cohesion at base.

is the average cohesion along pile length.

The first term denotes the (base capacity)

and the 2 nd term denotes (shaft resistance) .

=0.5

= 9 , depends on .

   
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