Question 31.8: Find the skin friction of the 2 ft diameter pile shown in Fi...

Find the skin friction of the 2 ft diameter pile shown in Fig. 31.12 using the Meyerhoff equation. The average SPT (N) value along the shaft is 15 blows per foot.

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Ignore the skin friction in the fill material. For fine sand,

unit skin friction ( f ) = N/54 tsf
= 15/54 tsf = 0.28 tsf (26.8 kN/m²)
total skin friction = unit skin friction × perimeter surface area
total skin friction = 0.28 × π × D × L
= 0.28 × π × 2 × 32 = 56 tons
allowable skin friction = 56/F.O.S.

Assume a factor of safety of 3.

allowable skin friction = 56/3.0 = 18.7 tons

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