A large warehouse was recently constructed in Winnellie with large portal frames spaced at 6m centers supported on pad footings. After construction of the warehouse, it was found that one footing had settled by 35mm but the two adjacent footings had only settled by 5mm and 12mm. (a) Determine the maximum differential settlement. (b) Determine the maximum angular distortion. (c) If the limit for angular distortion for structural damage on this project is 1/250 is the value from (b) acceptable? Give a brief comment. (d) What will be the maximum values of differential settlement for architectural damage (1/350) and for structural damage (1/250) for this project?

A large warehouse was recently constructed in Winnellie with large portal frames spaced at 6m centers supported on pad footings. After construction of the warehouse, it was found that one footing had settled by 35mm but the two adjacent footings had only settled by 5mm and 12mm. (a) Determine the maximum differential settlement. (b) Determine the maximum angular distortion. (c) If the limit for angular distortion for structural damage on this project is 1/250 is the value from (b) acceptable? Give a brief comment. (d) What will be the maximum values of differential settlement for architectural damage (1/350) and for structural damage (1/250) for this project?

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter16: Soil Bearing Capacity For Shallow Foundations

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 16.8P: Redo Problem 16.4 using the modified general ultimate bearing capacity Eq. (16.31). 16.1 A...

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