Using a safety factor of 2.00 and neglecting the pile dead weight, find the leng

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Using a safety factor of 2.00 and neglecting the pile dead weight, find the length of a 1' diameter circular concrete pile required to take a design load of 50 kips in a soil composed of two layers.  The top, 20 foot layer is a medium clay with an adhesion factor of 0.630 kips per square foot and a bearing capacity of 6.5 kips per square foot.  The second layer of unknow depth is a stiff clay with an adhesion factor of 1.12 kips per square foot and a bearing capacity of 18.0 kips per square foot.  Find the total length(depth) of the pile.

Explanation / Answer

13.51 Kips

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