Research Article

Side Friction of Rock-Socketed Piles Involving Thick Sediment

Table 3

Properties of piles and rock adopted in the numerical analysis.

ParametersPileRock

Pile diameter (m)1
Rock-insertion depth (m)1, 2, 3, 4
Modulus of elasticity E (GPa)305
Poisson’s ratio u0.20.22
Cohesion c (kPa)520
Friction angle φ (°)41