Piles in course grained soil

PILES IN COARSE GRAINED SOIL

 If the soil is overconsolidated Ko might be much higher than
the above shown values, in the order of 1 to 2.
 When calculating the frictional resistance the factor Ks is
used and is related with Ko
 The partial safety factor for the material shall be
incorporated while calculating the effective stress.
 Nq is the function of Ø
 If Ø is obtained from in situ test, the mean and minimum
resistance values shall be plotted against depth rather than
basing on individual tests.
 In addition, the set M are not used since the tests are
obtained from insitue tests