Question
Structural Engineering Question on Concrete
A reinforced concrete pile of 10 m length and 0.7 m diameter is embedded in a saturated pure clay with unit cohesion of 50 kPa. If the adhesion factor is 0.5, the net ultimate uplift pullout capacity (in kN) of the pile is _________ (rounded off to the nearest integer).
Answer
The correct answer is 545 to 555 (approx)