A 1.80m x 1.20m x 0.4m footing with a column at the center is loaded with a column at the center is loaded with a column load of 750 kN and a moment of 290 kN-m acting about the transverse axis of the footing base. The base of the footing is 1.25m below the ground. Use the unit weight of 24 kN/m^3 for concrete and 18 kN/m^3 for the soil above the footing. Determine the equivalent eccentricity of the load,mm? Maximum net soil pressure under the footing, kPa? Required minimum additional axial load so that the whole footing base is under pressure,kN?

A 1.80m x 1.20m x 0.4m footing with a column at the center is loaded with a column at the center is loaded with a column load of 750 kN and a moment of 290 kN-m acting about the transverse axis of the footing base. The base of the footing is 1.25m below the ground. Use the unit weight of 24 kN/m^3 for concrete and 18 kN/m^3 for the soil above the footing. Determine the equivalent eccentricity of the load,mm? Maximum net soil pressure under the footing, kPa? Required minimum additional axial load so that the whole footing base is under pressure,kN?

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Chapter16: Soil Bearing Capacity For Shallow Foundations

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Problem 16.13P: A square footing (B B) must carry a gross allowable load of 1160 kN. The base of the footing is to...

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