5. A square footing 1.4 m X 1.4 m rests at a depth of 1 m in a saturated clay layer 3 m deep. Take ysat = 17.8 kN/m', Ne = 5.7, Ng = 1, F = 2.5. Determine the safe |3| load if the unconfined compressive strength is 50 kPa.

5. A square footing 1.4 m X 1.4 m rests at a depth of 1 m in a saturated clay layer 3 m deep. Take ysat = 17.8 kN/m', Ne = 5.7, Ng = 1, F = 2.5. Determine the safe |3| load if the unconfined compressive strength is 50 kPa.

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Chapter6: Shallow Foundations: Ultimate Bearing Capacity

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