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The area of the pile group along the failure surface is equal to __________

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The area of the pile group along the failure surface is equal to __________

(a) Perimeter × Area of cross section

(b) Breadth × Length

(c) Perimeter × Length

(d) Perimeter/area of cross section

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Question is taken from Group Action in Piles topic in section Pile Foundations of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right choice is (c) Perimeter × Length

Easy explanation: The area of the pile group, along failure surface is approximately equal to the perimeter P of the pile group multiplied by the length L of the pile.

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