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=202kN max and 28kN minimum

3.2 Pile foundations: vertical and raking piles

To resist lateral forces on the pile group, it is common practice to use vertical piles
combined with raking piles (see figure3-5) The example below illustrates how the total
applied load is distributed between the piles and how the forces acting on each pile
are calculated.

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Figure 3-5 Load distribution for combined vertical and raking piles