rectangular foundation is 3 m x 4m in plan is acted upon by a inclined force of 50 kN at an angle of 15° to the vertical. The soil supporting the foundation has a friction angle of '=27° and c'=22 kN/m². The unit weight of soil is 18kN/m³. Determine the allowable gross load on the foundation with a factor of safety of 3. Assume that the depth of the foundation is 2 m, depth of water table 3.5 m and that local shear failure occurs in the soil. Use general Bearing Capacity

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Problem 6.21P: Consider a continuous foundation of width B = 1.4 m on a sand deposit with c = 0, = 38, and = 17.5...
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1. A rectangular foundation is 3 m x 4m in plan is acted upon by a inclined force of 50 kN at an angle of 15° to the vertical. The soil supporting the foundation has a friction angle of '=27° and c'=22 kN/m². The unit weight of soil is 18kN/m³. Determine the allowable gross load on the foundation with a factor of safety of 3. Assume that the depth of the foundation is 2 m, depth of water table 3.5 m and that local shear failure occurs in the soil. Use general Bearing Capacity equation and Mayerhoff, Hansen's and IS 6403-1981 bearing capacity factors separately to calculate bearing capacity. State your assumption in case any.
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