Pile Foundation - 32 | Lateral Load Carrying Capacity of a Pile using IS code Method (Example - 6)

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What if the pile head is under ground level? What will be the value of e?

[@ArvindKumarVerma-kx7vp]

Dear friend, thank you for your query. Usually the pile's head is above the ground surface and eccentricity,e is the vertical distance between ground surface and the Lateral Load acting over the pile. If you terminate the pile inside the ground the pile head is not free and it will not behave like a free headed Pile and there is no question of eccentricity at all.