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The maximum load which can be carried by a pile is defined as its __________

(a) Ultimate load carrying capacity

(b) Ultimate bearing resistance

(c) Ultimate bearing capacity

(d) All of the mentioned

This question was posed to me in final exam.

I'm obligated to ask this question of Load Carrying Capacity of Piles in section Pile Foundations of Geotechnical Engineering II

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The correct option is (d) All of the mentioned

To explain I would say: The ultimate load carrying capacity, or ultimate bearing resistance or ultimate bearing capacity Q up is defined as the maximum load which can be carried by a pile and at which the pile continues to sink without further increase of load.

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