Which of the following situations are pile foundations suitable?
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Chapter16: Soil Bearing Capacity For Shallow Foundations
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Problem 16.5P: Redo Problem 16.1 using the modified general ultimate bearing capacity Eq. (16.31). 16.1 A...
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![Which of the following
situations are pile foundations
suitable?
a) dealing with foundation under
water
b) dealing with project site underlaim
by soft soil
c) shallow foundation will be
subjected with soil expansion or
shrinkage
O d) a and b only
Oe) a, b and c
poi](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc7a5b303-7ac7-47ec-be97-3e1e857d6010%2F24f8523c-3904-4c09-99e3-3a12f710a833%2Fhm32tqs_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following
situations are pile foundations
suitable?
a) dealing with foundation under
water
b) dealing with project site underlaim
by soft soil
c) shallow foundation will be
subjected with soil expansion or
shrinkage
O d) a and b only
Oe) a, b and c
poi
![Two adjacent footings were
designed on the same
allowable bearing capacity of
100 kPa. The smaller footing is
2m x 2m, while the bigger one
is 3m x 3m in dimension. If both
of them are located on the
same depth and have the same
net foundation pressure, which
of them will have higher
settlement?
a) smaller footing
b) bigger footing](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc7a5b303-7ac7-47ec-be97-3e1e857d6010%2F24f8523c-3904-4c09-99e3-3a12f710a833%2Fn2ciz6d_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Two adjacent footings were
designed on the same
allowable bearing capacity of
100 kPa. The smaller footing is
2m x 2m, while the bigger one
is 3m x 3m in dimension. If both
of them are located on the
same depth and have the same
net foundation pressure, which
of them will have higher
settlement?
a) smaller footing
b) bigger footing
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