Effects of the Tip Location on Single Piles Subjected to Surcharge and Axial Loads

Table 3

Summary of the computed results.

Results	𝑌=1.00𝐷	𝑌=0.25𝐷	𝑌=0.00𝐷	𝑌=−1.00𝐷
Maximum dragload (kN)	741 (849*)	907	1571	1390
(Maximum dragload/maximum dragload of pile with 𝑌=1.00𝐷) × 100%	100	122	212	188
Neutral plane, z/L	0.60 (0.73*)	0.71	0.82	0.75
Maximum soil settlement (mm)	55	75	75	55
Pile capacity (kN)	1080 (1728*)	1625	2822	3955
(Pile capacity/pile capacity of pile with 𝑌=1.00𝐷) × 100%	100	150	261	366

∗Numbers in brackets denote the measured data.