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• A precast concrete pile is driven with a 50 kN hammer falling through a height of 1.0 m with an efficiency of 0.6. The set value observed is 4 mm per blow and the combined temporary compression of the pile, cushion and the ground is 6 mm. As per Modified Hiley Formula, the ultimate resistance of the pile is
• A plate load test was conducted by using a 60 cm square plate on the top of a sandy deposit, the ultimate bearing capacity was observed as 55 kN/m2. What will be the ultimate bearing capacity for a strip footing of 1.2 m width to be placed on the surface of the same soil?
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