Research Article
Analytical Model for the End-Bearing Capacity of Tapered Piles Using Cavity Expansion Theory
Table 3
Pile geometry and soil characteristics from different source papers.
| Source paper | No. | Pile geometry | Soil characteristics | Diameter, (m) | Length, (m) | Soil type | (kPa) | (°) | (G) (MPa) |
| BCP (1B) (1971) [27] | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | Fine sand | 60 | 35 (34–36) | 20 (60.5) |
| BCP (5C) (1971) [27] | 2 | 0.2 | 11 | Dense sand | 170 | 37 (36–38) | 48 (133.5) |
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JGS data (1993) [28] | 3 | 1.5 | 44.5 | Sand | 300 | 35 | 25 (71.1) | 4 | 1.5 | 32 | Sand | 356 | (34–36) | 30 (81) | 5 | 1.5 | 26.5 | Sand | 256 | 35 | 30 (81) | 6 | 1.5 | 22.4 | Sand | 212 | (34–36) | 30 (81) |
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Yasufuku et al. (2001) [8] | 7 | 0.03 | — | Quiou sand | 100 | 36 | — (21.9) | 8 | 200 | — (42) | 9 | 400 | — (47.0) |
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