PRINCIPLES OF FOUNDATION DESIGN Terzhagi's Ultimate Bearing Capacity5. A long footing 2 m wide is buried at adepth of 1 m. The groundwater table isexpected to exist during the life of thestructure. Soil above the water table has aunit weight of 19.65 kN/m3 and the saturatedsoil has a unit weight of 21.70 kN/m3. Angleof internal friction is 20 degrees andcohesion is 15 kPa. Using general shearfailure and a factor of safety of 3.0. Calculatethe following: 25ptsa. Gross allowable bearing capacity if thewater table is 4m from the ground surfaceb. Gross allowable bearing capacity if thewater table is 2m from the ground surfacec. Gross allowable bearing capacity if thewater table is at the embedment of thefoundationd. Gross allowable bearing capacity if thewater table is 0.5 m from the ground surface

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PRINCIPLES OF FOUNDATION DESIGN

Terzhagi's Ultimate Bearing Capacity
5. A long footing 2 m wide is buried at a
depth of 1 m. The groundwater table is
expected to exist during the life of the
structure. Soil above the water table has a
unit weight of 19.65 kN/m3 and the saturated
soil has a unit weight of 21.70 kN/m3. Angle
of internal friction is 20 degrees and
cohesion is 15 kPa. Using general shear
failure and a factor of safety of 3.0. Calculate
the following: 25pts
a. Gross allowable bearing capacity if the
water table is 4m from the ground surface
b. Gross allowable bearing capacity if the
water table is 2m from the ground surface
c. Gross allowable bearing capacity if the
water table is at the embedment of the
foundation
d. Gross allowable bearing capacity if the
water table is 0.5 m from the ground surface

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