Foundation Engineering Exercise No.

4 (Pile Bearing Capacity)

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Name John Benedict L. Parungao Course/Yr/Section BSCE / 4 / 1

1. The diameter of the round steel pipe pile is 0.5 m (1.64ft), and it is 10m (32.8 ft) long. The pile is
driven into a sandy soil stratum as shown. Compute the ultimate bearing capacity and allowable bearing
capacity. Use FS=3.0