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A square footing has the following properties. The footing will carry a gross load of 60,000 lb. Using factor of safety of 3.0, determine the size of the footing

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781337705028

Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Chapter6: Shallow Foundations: Ultimate Bearing Capacity

Section: Chapter Questions

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