Structural Analysis
Structural Analysis
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A 7 foot-square footing is embedded 3 feet below the ground surface and is supported on a clayey sand
fill having a total unit weight of 130 pcf. Groundwater is at 8 feet below the ground surface.
Consolidated undrained triaxial tests with porewater pressure measurements on three "identical"
samples suggest the fill has a drained friction angle of 29 degrees and drained cohesion of 50 psf.
What is the allowable bearing capacity for this footing for a factor of safety of 3 AND what is the
maximum allowable column load the footing can safely support based on this factor of safety?
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Transcribed Image Text:A 7 foot-square footing is embedded 3 feet below the ground surface and is supported on a clayey sand fill having a total unit weight of 130 pcf. Groundwater is at 8 feet below the ground surface. Consolidated undrained triaxial tests with porewater pressure measurements on three "identical" samples suggest the fill has a drained friction angle of 29 degrees and drained cohesion of 50 psf. What is the allowable bearing capacity for this footing for a factor of safety of 3 AND what is the maximum allowable column load the footing can safely support based on this factor of safety?
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