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Question 3 (20 marks) With regard to the geotechnical parameters used for footing design in your Phase 2 submission a) What was the geotechnical concern with the adoption of pad footings for Conifer Knoll car park? b) What geotechnical testing was relevant to establishing design values for end bearing and side shear resistance for the cast-in-situ bored pile footing option? c) Did this comprise field testing, laboratory testing or both? More generally d) With regard to cast-in-situ bored piles, what geotechnical conditions would suit designing for end bearing only rather than designing for both end bearing and side shear? e) Is the controlling determinant for establishing design geotechnical values more likely to relate to strength or settlement?

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