A pile is being driven with a drop hammer weighing 1800 kg and having a free fall of 1.00 m. If the
penetration with last blow is 5 mm, the load carrying capacity of the pile, -according to the
Engineering News formula, is
(A) 100 tonnes
(B) 50 tonnes
(C) 20 tonnes
(D) 10 tonnes

1 Answer

Answer :

(D) 10 tonnes

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