Multiple choice

The ultimate load capacity of a 10 m long concrete pile of square cross-section 500 mm x 500 mm driven into a homogeneous clay layer having undrained cohesion value of 40 kPa is 700 kN. If the cross-section of the pile is reduced to 250 mm x 250 mm and the length of the pile is increased to 20 m, the ultimate load capacity will be

  1. 350 kN

  2. 632.5 kN

  3. 722.5 kN

  4. 1400 kN

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