8.

9 Coyle and Castellos Method for

Estimating Qp in

Coyle and Castello (1981) anylized 24 large-scale

field load tests of driven piles in sand. On the
basis of the results, they suggested that, in sand,
Qp = q Nq* Ap
(8.22)
Where :
q = effective vertical stress at the pile trip
Nq* = bearing capacity factor
Figure 8.13 shows the variation of Nq* with L/D and
the soil friction angle

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