a 2.0m wide continuous foundation is placed at 1.5m depth in a saturated clay layer where Cu=40kn/m2 and gamma=18.5 kn/m3. At 2m below ground level, clay underlain by another stiffer clay layer, where Cu=60 and gamma=19. Whats the max wall load allowed if FS=3

a 2.0m wide continuous foundation is placed at 1.5m depth in a saturated clay layer where Cu=40kn/m2 and gamma=18.5 kn/m3. At 2m below ground level, clay underlain by another stiffer clay layer, where Cu=60 and gamma=19. Whats the max wall load allowed if FS=3

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