I. A shallow continuous foundation is to be constructed on a soil under the ground'. surface as shown in the figure below. Determine the gross allowable bearing capacity with a factor of safety FS = 3. All dimensions in meter. II. Comment of the effect of placing the footing at the ground surface (i.e. Dr=0) on the computed allowable bearing capacity. Take Neq as 5.

I. A shallow continuous foundation is to be constructed on a soil under the ground'. surface as shown in the figure below. Determine the gross allowable bearing capacity with a factor of safety FS = 3. All dimensions in meter. II. Comment of the effect of placing the footing at the ground surface (i.e. Dr=0) on the computed allowable bearing capacity. Take Neq as 5.

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

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Chapter9: Settlement Of Shallow Foundations

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9.15P

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