Uplift Behavior of Belled Short Piles in Weathered Sandstone

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:4.25em"/><col style="width:3.65em"/><col style="width:3.95em"/><col style="width:3.72em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Pile No</td><td class="align_center"><i>P’</i>/kN</td><td class="align_center"><i>P</i><sub><i>U</i></sub>/kN</td><td class="align_center"><i>P’</i>/<i>P</i><sub><i>U</i></sub></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">TP1</td><td class="align_center">3472</td><td class="align_center">6328</td><td class="align_center">54.9%</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">TP2</td><td class="align_center">2918</td><td class="align_center">8396</td><td class="align_center">34.7%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div><i>P’</i> is the load provided by the bell and <i>P</i><sub><i>U</i></sub> is the ultimate uplift load.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Bearing capacities of the bell.</div>

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Table 4: Uplift Behavior of Belled Short Piles in Weathered Sandstone 