Deep Foundations (Piles) - Theory & Concepts - Pile Group Efficiency

Types, classification, load transfer, static/dynamic capacity, and pile group efficiency.

Rows (

m

): 3

Columns (

n

): 3

Spacing Ratio (

s/d

): 3.0

CloseWide

Pile Diameter ( $d$ ): 0.4 m

Single Capacity ( $Q_{single}$ ): 500 kN

Clay Undrained Shear ( $s_u$ ): 80 kPa

Sum of Singles (

\Sigma Q_{single}

)

4500 kN

Block Capacity (

Q_{block}

)

19085 kN

Design Group Capacity (

Q_{group}

)4500 kN

Group Efficiency (

\eta

)100.0%

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