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Pile Base Resistance

Pile base resistance for non-cohesive soils is given by:

where:

qb

-

unit pile base resistance

Ab

-

area of pile base

For cohesive soils, the following expression holds:

where:

cu

-

undrained shear strength at the base

Ab

-

area of pile base

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