A rectangular footing shown is acted upon a load at a distance "e" from the centerline. The soil and footing has the following properties For soil, Cohesion, c = 19 kPa The angle of internal friction, =12 Unit weight of moist soil, = 18.99 kN/m3 Unit weight of saturated soil, = 19 kN/m3 !! For footing, X-3.5m Y=4.4m Df-3.7m e=325mm

A rectangular footing shown is acted upon a load at a distance "e" from the centerline. The soil and footing has the following properties For soil, Cohesion, c = 19 kPa The angle of internal friction, =12 Unit weight of moist soil, = 18.99 kN/m3 Unit weight of saturated soil, = 19 kN/m3 !! For footing, X-3.5m Y=4.4m Df-3.7m e=325mm

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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Problem 1P

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