Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
The minimum centre-to-centre distance between the piles of a pile group in clays should be equal to
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Choose the correct answer
A
the diameter of the pile
B
twice the diameter of the pile
C
3 times the diameter of the pile
D
4 times the diameter of the pile
Correct Answer
C. 3 times the diameter of the pile
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Pile spacing in clays is commonly 3D centre-to-centre.
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