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The bearing value of the pressure pile can be increased by which of the following?

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The bearing value of the pressure pile can be increased by which of the following?

(a) Cement grout

(b) Increasing diameter

(c) Changing the shape of base

(d) All of the mentioned

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The query is from Bored Piles topic in portion Pile Foundations of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Correct option is (a) Cement grout

The explanation: If it is required to increase the bearing value of the pile, an enlarged base is formed by introducing cement grout after the tube is sunk and forced it by air pressure into the adjacent soil.

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