2. A pile of 0.50 m diameter and of length 10 m is embedded in a deposit of clay. The un-drained strength parameters of the clay are cohesion = 60 kN/m2 and the angle in internal friction = 0. The skin friction capacity (kN) of the pile for an adhesion factor of 0.6, is
6. The total active thrust on a vertical wall 3m high retaining a horizontal sand backfill (unit weight ?t = 20 kN/m3, angle of shearing resistance ?' = 30°) when the water table is at the bottom of the wall, will be:
10. A vertical rod PQ of length L is fixed at its top end P and has a flange fixed to the bottom end Q. A weight W is dropped vertically from a height h(< L) on to the flange. The axial stress in the rod can be reduced by
Options
A. increasing the length of the rod
B. decreasing the length of the rod
C. decreasing the area of cross-section of the rod
D. increasing the modulus of elasticity of the material