Design a reinforced concrete footing supported on piles. The column is 600 mm square and exerts a factored load of 800 kN on the footing. The allowable bearing capacity of each pile is 95 kN. Use fo = 28 MPa, fy = 414 MPa. The arrangement of piles is shown in the figure. 450 850 850 450 + ++ 450 850 850 450

Design a reinforced concrete footing supported on piles. The column is 600 mm square and exerts a factored load of 800 kN on the footing. The allowable bearing capacity of each pile is 95 kN. Use fo = 28 MPa, fy = 414 MPa. The arrangement of piles is shown in the figure. 450 850 850 450 + ++ 450 850 850 450

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Chapter12: Pile Foundations

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Problem 12.36P: Figure P12.36 shows a 3 5 pile group consisting of 15 concrete piles of 400 mm diameter and 12 m in...

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