Research Article
Differential Settlement of Intersecting Buildings in an Offshore Reclamation Project
Table 4
Characteristics of pile end characteristics and pile-soil contact parameters.
| Name | Thickness (m) | Ultimate shear strength (kN/m2) | Shear stiffness modulus (MN/m3) | Normal stiffness modulus (MN/m3) | Pile tip bearing capacity (kN) | Pile tip spring stiffness (kN/m) |
| Contact 1 | 1 | 65.94 | 390 | 3900 | — | — | Contact 2 | 1 | 103.62 | 975 | 9750 | — | — | Contact 3 | 1 | 75.36 | 834.6 | 8346 | — | — | Contact 4 | 1 | 103.62 | 412.5 | 4125 | — | — | Contact 5 | 1 | 178.98 | 731.25 | 7312.5 | — | — | Pile tip element | — | — | — | — | 863.5 | 200960 |
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