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    Foundation Engineering Week 17 - 18 Assessment Task PART. I: DISCUSSION. Answer All Questions 5 Points Each

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    1) The document provides information about a foundation engineering assessment task involving the design of a piling system using 18-inch diameter drilled shafts for a construction project. 2) The contractor has engaged the assistant as a geotechnical engineer to assess the shaft capacity, end bearing resistance, working load, group efficiency, ultimate capacity, and total settlement of the pile group based on the subsurface conditions and soil properties provided. 3) The task involves calculating the individual pile capacity and allowable working load, evaluating the efficiency of a 5-pile group with given spacing, determining the group capacity and factor of safety under working load conditions, and estimating the total settlement of the pile group.

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    1) The document provides information about a foundation engineering assessment task involving the design of a piling system using 18-inch diameter drilled shafts for a construction project. 2) The contractor has engaged the assistant as a geotechnical engineer to assess the shaft capacity, end bearing resistance, working load, group efficiency, ultimate capacity, and total settlement of the pile group based on the subsurface conditions and soil properties provided. 3) The task involves calculating the individual pile capacity and allowable working load, evaluating the efficiency of a 5-pile group with given spacing, determining the group capacity and factor of safety under working load conditions, and estimating the total settlement of the pile group.

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    FOUNDATION ENGINEERING

    WEEK 17 – 18 ASSESSMENT TASK


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    PART. I: DISCUSSION. Answer all questions; 5 points each.

    1) Discuss briefly the characteristics of the following piles in terms of their methods of installation and their
    relative skin friction resistances:
    a) Large displacement piles
    b) Small displacement piles
    c) Non-displacement piles

    2) Driven piles will normally densify the surrounding soil at a radius of about 3 times the diameter of the pile.
    This densification could eventually cause difficulty in driving. If a group of piles (say, 10x10 piles) is to be
    installed by driving, how should the pile driving proceed to eliminate such difficulty in driving?

    3) Discuss the factors that influences the adhesion factor α in driven and bored piles.

    4) The underdrained skin resistance for block failure of group piles in clay is normally calculated using the
    adhesion factor, α, of 1.0, regardless of the shear strength of the surrounding clay. Explain why this
    assumption can be considered theoretically correct.

    5) Describe the limitation of Rankine and Coulomb theories in earth pressure calculations of braced excavations.
    Also, briefly explain with illustration the stability criterion against upheaval of a strutted excavation in clay
    soils.

    Part II – Problem Solving

    A Foundation contractor is bidding for design-build tender package. The available information on the subsoil
    condition at the site of the project is shown in Figure 1. You are engage as a geotechnical engineer to submit
    a design of a piling system. The contractor has decided on three options, one of which is 18-in diameter
    drilled shafts. The pile cut-off level is 6 ft below the ground and the pile toe is at a depth of 50 ft. Additional
    data is given in Table 1 for your reference.

    Table 1: Soil compressibility parameters


    G Cc Cr ft 2
    Soil Type v' Cv( )
    σ ' vo ( 1+e o ) ( 1+e o ) day
    Sand 300 0.20 n/a n/a n/a
    Normally consolidated clay 0.046
    100 0.20 0.19 0.012
    5
    Overconsolidated clay 400 0.30 0.05 0.005 2.0

    '
    The best estimate of the preconsolidation pressure σ p (¿ maximum past pressure) is indicated by a square
    symbol in Figure 1.
    TASK: For the 18-in diameter drilled shafts piling system.
    a. Assess the shaft and end-bearing resistance of individual pile;
    b. Determine the allowable working load per pile if FS = 2.5;
    c. Assess the efficiency of a 5-pile group with a pile spacing of 3 times the pile diameter;
    d. Determine the ultimate capacity and overall factor of safety of the pile group if the working load is
    unchanged from that in part (b); and
    e. Estimate the total settlement of the pile group.

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