A 2.0 m x 2.0 m square pad footing will be placed in a normally consolidated clay soil to carry a column load Q. The depth of the footing is 1.0 m. The soil parameters are: c’= 0, ϕ’= 26º , γ =19 kN/m3 , and cu = 60 kN/m2 . Determine the maximum possible value for Q, considering short-term and long-term stability of the footing

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A 2.0 m x 2.0 m square pad footing will be placed in a normally consolidated clay soil to carry a
column load Q. The depth of the footing is 1.0 m. The soil parameters are: c’= 0, ϕ’= 26º
, γ =19
kN/m3
, and cu = 60 kN/m2
. Determine the maximum possible value for Q, considering short-term
and long-term stability of the footing

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