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A 5 ft wide, 8 ft long, 3 ft deep footing supports a downward load of 200 k and a horizontal shear load of 25 k. The shear load acts parallel to the 8 ft dimension. The underlying soils have
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- If the water table in Problem 16.9 drops down to 0.25 m below the foundation level, what would be the change in the factor of safety for the same gross allowable load? 16.9 A square footing is shown in Figure 16.18. Determine the gross allowable load, Qall, that the footing can carry. Use Terzaghis equation for general shear failure (Fs = 4). Given: = 17 kN/m3, sat = 19.2 kN/m3, c = 32 kN/m3, =26, Df = 1 m, h = 0.5 m, and B = 1.5 m. Figure 16.18arrow_forwardA 2.0 m 2.0 m square pad footing will be placed in a normally consolidated clay soil to carry a column load Q. The depth of the footing is 1.0 m. The soil parameters are: c = 0, =26, = 19 kN/m3, cu = 60 kN/m2 (=0 condition). Determine the maximum possible value for Q, considering short-term and long-term stability of the footing.arrow_forwardA 2.0 m wide continuous foundation carries a wall load of 350 kN/m in a clayey soil where = 19.0 kN/m3, c = 5.0 kN/m2, and = 23. The foundation depth is 1.5 m. Determine the factor of safety of this foundation using Eq. (6.28).arrow_forward
- A square footing (B B) must carry a gross allowable load of 1160 kN. The base of the footing is to be located at a depth of 2 m below the ground surface. If the required factor of safety is 4.5, determine the size of the footing. Use Terzaghis bearing capacity factors and assume general shear failure of soil. Given: = 17 kN/m3, c = 48 kN/m2, =31.arrow_forwardConsider a continuous foundation of width B = 1.4 m on a sand deposit with c = 0, = 38, and = 17.5 kN/m3. The foundation is subjected to an eccentrically inclined load (see Figure 6.33). Given: load eccentricity e = 0.15 m, Df = 1 m, and load inclination = 18. Estimate the failure load Qu(ei) per unit length of the foundation a. for a partially compensated type of loading [Eq. (6.89)] b. for a reinforced type of loading [Eq. (6.90)]arrow_forwardA square column foundation has to carry a gross allowable load of 1805 kN (FS = 3). Given: Df = 1.5 m, =15.9 kN/m3, = 34, and c = 0. Use Terzaghis equation to determine the size of the foundation (B). Assume general shear failure.arrow_forward
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