The excavation 3 × 6 m for a foundation is to be made to a depth of 2.5 m below ground level in a soil of bulkunit weight = 20 kN/m3.What effect this excavation will have on the vertical pressure at a depth of 6 m measuredfrom the ground surface vertically below the centre of foundation? The influence factor for m = 0.43 and n = 0.86 is 0.10.

The excavation 3 × 6 m for a foundation is to be made to a depth of 2.5 m below ground level in a soil of bulkunit weight = 20 kN/m3.What effect this excavation will have on the vertical pressure at a depth of 6 m measuredfrom the ground surface vertically below the centre of foundation? The influence factor for m = 0.43 and n = 0.86 is 0.10.

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Chapter6: Shallow Foundations: Ultimate 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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