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The figure below represents __________ piles.(a) Load bearing(b) End bearing(c) Friction(d) SheetThis question was posed to me in an online quiz.My doubt stems from Foundation in section Building Construction of Basic Civil Engineering

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Right answer is (c) Friction

The best I can explain: Friction piles are USUALLY used in CONSTRUCTION to provide underground SUPPORT to structures.They work on STATIC friction DEVELOPED between soil surface and the pile.



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