Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
For a pile group in clay, block failure is checked because:
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Choose the correct answer
A
skin friction becomes zero in all cases
B
end bearing is impossible
C
closely spaced piles may act as one large block
D
individual pile capacity is always infinite
Correct Answer
C. closely spaced piles may act as one large block
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In clay, closely spaced piles may fail as a group block; group capacity can be less than the sum of individual capacities.
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