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This document discusses the confusion that exists regarding the design of piles subjected to drag loads caused by soil settlement. It clarifies that dead and live loads only apply to bearing capacity, while dead loads and drag loads apply to structural strength, and downdrag refers to settlement. The document analyzes an example pile foundation case and shows that approaches to determining allowable load that do not properly account for the interaction between drag load and safety factor can result in signi

Author

Samuel Laura Huanca

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EN