The allowable soil bearing pressure at a building site is 5,500 psf. Determine the plan dimensions of following concrete footings for columns that supports a total dead plus live load of 800 kips. A perimeter column located within 4 ft of the property line that that supports a load of 430kips. Note that no part of the footing shall encroach beyond the property line. 4 ft by 8 ft footing O 8 ft by 10 ft footing O9 ft by 9 ft footing 8 ft by 16 ft footing

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Chapter16: Soil Bearing Capacity For Shallow Foundations
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Problem 16.14P: Redo Problem 16.13 with the following data: gross allowable load = 184,000 lb, = 121 lb/ft3, c = 0,...
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The allowable soil bearing pressure at a building site is
5,500 psf. Determine the plan dimensions of following
concrete footings for columns that supports a total dead
plus live load of 800 kips.
A perimeter column located within 4 ft of the property line that that supports a load
of 430kips. Note that no part of the footing shall encroach beyond the property line.
4 ft by 8 ft footing
8 ft by 10 ft footing
9 ft by 9 ft footing
8 ft by 16 ft footing
Transcribed Image Text:The allowable soil bearing pressure at a building site is 5,500 psf. Determine the plan dimensions of following concrete footings for columns that supports a total dead plus live load of 800 kips. A perimeter column located within 4 ft of the property line that that supports a load of 430kips. Note that no part of the footing shall encroach beyond the property line. 4 ft by 8 ft footing 8 ft by 10 ft footing 9 ft by 9 ft footing 8 ft by 16 ft footing
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