While designing a pile, negative skin friction is considered when the pile is constructed in:
While designing a pile, negative skin friction is considered when the pile is constructed in: Correct Answer Fill material
Concept:
‘Negative skin friction’ or ‘downward drag’ is a phenomenon that occurs when a soil layer surrounding a portion of the pile settles more than the pile. Such relative motion may occur when the clay stratum undergoes consolidation due to
1. A fill was recently placed over the clay stratum.
2. Lowering of the groundwater table.
3. Reconsolidation occurring due to disturbance caused by pile driving in sensitive clay stratum, etc.
Negative skin friction increases gradually as the consolidation of the clay layer proceeds since the effective overburden pressure gradually increases due to the dissipation of excess pore pressure.
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