A load of 425 kN/m is carried on a strip footing 2m wide at a depth of 1m in a stiff clay of saturated unit weight 21kN/m3 , the water table being at ground level. Determine the factor of safety with respect to shear failure: (a) when c u = 105 kN/m2 and Φu= 0  (b) when c=10 kN/m2 and Φ= 28 degree

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A load of 425 kN/m is carried on a strip footing 2m wide at a depth of
1m in a stiff clay of saturated unit weight 21kN/m3 , the water table being at ground level. Determine the factor of safety with respect to shear failure:

(a) when c u = 105 kN/m2 and Φu= 0 

(b) when c=10 kN/m2 and Φ= 28 degree

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