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Coefficient of increase of limit skin friction

A specific input parameter is the coefficient of increase of limit skin friction k due to applied technology of construction. By default the value of this coefficient is set equal to one. There is no recommendation by standard for its specific value – its adjustment depends solely on the practical experiences of the designer. It has been found from the in situ measurements on real piles that the value of k is usually greater than 1 and may reach the value of 1.5. Theoretically, however, it may attain values even less than 1.




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