Research Article

Ultimate Capacity Analysis and Determination of the Position of Failure Surface for Uplift Piles

Table 2

Error between the proposed method and model experimental values of the ultimate uplift capacity.

Method Maximum relative errorAverage relative error

Meyerhof method69.4%21.6%
Das method69.3%17.7%
Chattopadhyay method106.4%15.6%
Shanker method51.6%22.1%
Truncated method133.2%51.7%
Proposed method33.0%14.8%