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The piles that are suitable for end-bearing to friction friction-load carrying soils is _________

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The piles that are suitable for end-bearing to friction friction-load carrying soils is _________

(a) Swage piles

(b) Union metal monotone piles

(c) McArthur cased piles

(d) Western button pile

The question was posed to me in an interview.

My query is from Cased Cast-in-Situ Concrete Piles topic in section Pile Foundations of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right choice is (b) Union metal monotone piles

The best explanation: Monotube piles use tapered fluted steel without mandrel, so they are suitable for a wide variety of soil conditions, from end-bearing to friction-load-carrying soils.

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