A circular footing with a 1.5 m diameter is to be constructed 1.22 m below the ground surface. The subsoil consists of a uniform deposit of dense soil having the following strength parameters: Angle of Friction = 25o Nc = 24.1 Nq = 13.1 Ny = 9.1 Cohesion = 48 kN/m2 Unit weight of soil = 20.12 kN/m2 The groundwater table is at a great depth and its effect can be ignored. Determine the following: a) Ultimate bearing Capacity of the soil b) Compute the gross allowable bearing capacity of the soil using a factor of safety of 3. c) Compute the total allowable load that the footing can carry.

A circular footing with a 1.5 m diameter is to be constructed 1.22 m below the ground surface. The subsoil consists of a uniform deposit of dense soil having the following strength parameters: Angle of Friction = 25o Nc = 24.1 Nq = 13.1 Ny = 9.1 Cohesion = 48 kN/m2 Unit weight of soil = 20.12 kN/m2 The groundwater table is at a great depth and its effect can be ignored. Determine the following: a) Ultimate bearing Capacity of the soil b) Compute the gross allowable bearing capacity of the soil using a factor of safety of 3. c) Compute the total allowable load that the footing can carry.

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Chapter16: Shallow Foundations-bearing Capacity

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Problem 16.19CTP: A 2.0 m 2.0 m square pad footing will be placed in a normally consolidated clay soil to carry a...

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