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    Internal Frictional Capacity of Pipe Piles

    Looking for a ratio of internal vs external frictional capacity of driven pipe piles in a layered sand and clay. FHWA's Driven Pile Foundations has a blurb recommending 1/3 to 1/2 of the external capacity when a plug is not formed.
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    Foundation on Compacted Select Fill

    Thank you for your response, a test lift is a very good idea and can be built into the construction contract. upon a safe lift of maximum service load the crane can be checked for level and shimmed if needed. The fill materials are known as "select fill", the exact gradation can vary...
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    Foundation on Compacted Select Fill

    The crane is actually set to sit on a group of footings on top of a frame (permanent structure), the frame will be shimed level before the crane is used. Most of the predicted settlement will occur before the crane is used (about 80% of it), the actual service loads that the crane will hoist are...
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    Foundation on Compacted Select Fill

    We are in the process of designing a crane footing (10ft. square)on controlled fill (20 ft of fill with footing embedment of 5 to 10ft). My primary concern is settlement since the applied loads are in the range of 2 tsf and bearing should not be an issue. I ran an analysis assuming a sandy soil...
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    Lateral loads on piles for highway bridges

    Try Florida Pier for lateral analysis of pile groups. Available at http://www.dot.state.fl.us/Structures/.
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