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Soil properties (clay 1: Cc=0.1, Su=20kN/m2 / clay 2: Cc=0.06, Su = 30kN/m2 )

a. the capacity of one timber pile

Qu = Q f ( clay1) + Q f ( sand) + Q p ( sand) = aS u As1 + 5 N 0.7 As 2 + 1,000 N Ap

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= 1 20kN / m 2 (0.3p 14.5m) + 5 30 0.7 (0.3p 0.5m) + 1,000 30
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= 685.96kN
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Qsafe = u = 228.65kN
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b. the capacity of the pile group

(1) Qgroup = nQs ingle = 10,000 685.96 = 6,859MN

(2) Qgroup = Q p (block,clay2) + Q f (block,clay1) + Q f (block,sand) = N c Su Ap + aSu A f + 5 N 0.7 A f

= ( 6.6 30kN / m 2 752 ) + (1 20kN / m 2 4 75 14.5) + (5 300.7 4 75 0.5)

= 1,208MN

This is less than the weight of the building (1,500MN) = big problem.

(3) Qsafe(group) = 1,208MN/3 = 402.67MN

c. the settlement of the hospital

The settlement is calculated by considering the settlement of a 75m by 75m mat

resting on top of the clay 2 layer as being equivalent to the settlement of the hospital.

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<Sample calculation for first layer>
16.7m
s ov' = (g - g w )h = (20kN / m3 - 9.81kN / m2 ) 16.5m + = 253.22 kN / m
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Using the Pressure-bulb chart

1,500,000
P= = 266.67 kN / m2
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Depth(m) Influence factor
8.35m 0.11B 0.90
25.05m 0.33B 0.60
41.75m 0.56B 0.50
58.45m 0.78B 0.30
75.15m 1.00B 0.20

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= 266.67 kN / m2 0.9 = 240.0 kN / m2

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