A circular raft foundation of 20 m diameter and 1.6m thick is provided for a tank that applies a bearing pressure of 110 kPa on sandy soil with Young's modulus, E; = 30 MPa and Poisson's ration, -0.3. The raft is made of concrete (Ec=30 GPa and 0.15). Considering the raft as rigid, the elastic settlement (in mm) is

A circular raft foundation of 20 m diameter and 1.6m thick is provided for a tank that applies a bearing pressure of 110 kPa on sandy soil with Young's modulus, E; = 30 MPa and Poisson's ration, -0.3. The raft is made of concrete (Ec=30 GPa and 0.15). Considering the raft as rigid, the elastic settlement (in mm) is

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das

Publisher:Braja M. Das

Chapter8: Mat Foundations

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