Foundation Design: Principles and Practices (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.5QPP
A column carrying a vertical downward ultimate factored load of 1 ,500 kN is to be supported on a 1 m deep square spread footing. The soil beneath this footing is an undrained clay with
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A certain column carries a vertical downward load of 1350 kN. It is to be supported on a 1.0 m deep, square footing. The soil beneath this footing has the following properties: y = 20.8 kN/m³, c'=4.7 kPa, '=31⁰. The
groundwater table is at a depth of 1.5 m below the ground surface. Using ASD, compute the footing width required for a factor of safety of 3.5 using Terzaghi's method.
Solution:
1. Determination of the method:
According to the given information, the best suitable method would be Tergaghi's mehod.
2. Determination of bearing capacity factors - function of ':
a. Nc =
b. Nq
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3. Determination of other bearing capacity factors: (B stards for the width of the footing)
Surcharge stress at depth D: OD
Allowable bearing pressure qa =
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Effect of GWT on submerged unit weight: y'
4. Calculate ultimate bearing pressre using the Tergaghi's method:
Ultimate bearing pressure qult =
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Bearing pressure due to loading q =
5. Figure out the width B by setting q ≤ qa:
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A square footing having the dimension of 24 x24 (B=L=24) is to beconstructed on a deep clay deposit. Superstructural stress is calculated as 150 kPa. Thefoundation will rest at the depth of 2 m from the surface. The groundwater table is located onthe surface and the saturated unit weight of the clay is 17 kN/m3. Determine the depth of theborehole considering both de Beer’s rule and the Turkish Earthquake Code (2018).
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and a critical-state friction angle Øc of 32o
. Assume water table to be deep, what is the
ultimate bearing capacity of the soil?
ii) A square footing is to be constructed on a deep deposit of sand at a depth of 0.9 m to carry a
design load of 300 kN with a factor of safety of 2.5. The ground water table may rise to the ground level during rainy season. Design the plan dimension of footing given γsat =
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Chapter 7 Solutions
Foundation Design: Principles and Practices (3rd Edition)
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