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A bearing wall carries a total unfactored load 220 kN/m. It is to be supported on a 400 mm deep continuous footing. The underlying soils are medium sands with
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- A 1.5 m square footing is founded at a depth of 1m (equal to the foundation thickness) in fine-grained soil with the following properties: ?dry = 20 kN/m3; ?sat = 22 kN/m3; ?u,k = 70 kPa; ?k′ = 10 kPa; ?k′ = 30° The load on the footing is vertical but has a maximum eccentricity (?) of 250 mm from one axis (Hint: B- = B − 2e). If the water table is at the foundation level, determine the design bearing resistance of the footing for a. short-term condition b. long-term conditionarrow_forwarda) A square footing placed at a depth of 1 m is required to carry a load of 1000 kN. Find the required size of footing given the following data. C = 10 kPa, ϕ = 38o, γ = 19 kN/m3, Nc = 61.35, Nq = 48.93, Nγ= 74.03 and F = 3.Assume water table is at the base of footing.arrow_forwardA long footing is to be constructed in the slope of a clay hillside that makes an inclination of 30° with the horizontal. The cohesion of the clay is 1,500 psf, and the unit weight is 105 pcf. If the slope stability factor is zero and the D/B ratio is close to zero, what width footing is required to support a wall loading of 8,000 lb per foot of length? Use a factor of safety of 3.arrow_forward
- A strip footing is to be designed to support a dead load of 500 kN/m and an imposed load of 300 kN/m at a depth of 0.7 m in a gravelly sand. Characteristic values of the shear strength parameters are c' = 0 and ϕ' =40˚. (a) Determine the required width of the footing if a factor of safety of 3.0 and assuming that the water table may rise to foundation level. (b) Would a foundation of that width satisfy the bearing resistance limit state? The unit weight of the sand above the water table is 17 kN/m3 and below the water table the saturated unit weight is 20 kN/m3.arrow_forwardA strip footing is to be designed to carry a load of 800 kN/m at the depth of 7m in a gravelly sand . the appropriate shear strenght parameter are c =0 and φ=40o. Determine the width of the footing if a factor of safety 3 against shear failure is specified and assuming that that the water table may raise to foundation level.Above the water table the unit weight of the sand is 17 kn/m3 and below the water table the saturated unit weight is 20 kN/m3arrow_forwardi) A strip footing of width B=1m is embedded 0.6m in soil. The soil has unit weight equal to 19kN/m3 and a critical-state friction angle Øc of 32o . Assume water table to be deep, what is the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil? ii) A square footing is to be constructed on a deep deposit of sand at a depth of 0.9 m to carry a design load of 300 kN with a factor of safety of 2.5. The ground water table may rise to the ground level during rainy season. Design the plan dimension of footing given γsat = 20.8 kN/m3 , Nc = 25, Nq = 34 and Nγ =32.arrow_forward
- Refer to Problem 16.1. If a square footing with dimension 2 m 2 m is used instead of the wall footing, what would be the allowable bearing capacity? 16.1 A continuous footing is shown in Figure 16.17. Using Terzaghis bearing capacity factors, determine the gross allowable load per unit area (qall) that the footing can carry. Assume general shear failure. Given: = 19 kN/m3, c = 31kN/m2, =28, Df = 1.5 m, B = 2 m, and factor of safety = 3.5. Figure 16.17arrow_forwardRedo Problem 16.1 with the following: = 115 lb/ft3, c = 1100 lb/ft2, =35, Df = 3.5 ft, B = 5 ft, and factor of safety = 4. 16.1 A continuous footing is shown in Figure 16.17. Using Terzaghis bearing capacity factors, determine the gross allowable load per unit area (qall) that the footing can carry. Assume general shear failure. Given: = 19 kN/m3, c = 31kN/m2, =28, Df = 1.5 m, B = 2 m, and factor of safety = 3.5. Figure 16.17arrow_forwardRefer to the rectangular combined footing in Figure 10.1, with Q1 = 100 kip and Q2 = 150 kip. The distance between the two column loads L3 = 13.5 ft. The proximity of the property line at the left edge requires that L2 = 3.0 ft. The net allowable soil pressure is 2500 lb/ft2. Determine the breadth and length of a rectangular combined footing.arrow_forward
- Redo Problem 16.13 with the following data: gross allowable load = 184,000 lb, = 121 lb/ft3, c = 0, =26, Df = 6.5 ft., and required factor of safety = 2.5. 16.13 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_forwardRedo Problem 16.2 using the modified general ultimate bearing capacity Eq. (16.31). 16.1 A continuous footing is shown in Figure 16.17. Using Terzaghis bearing capacity factors, determine the gross allowable load per unit area (qall) that the footing can carry. Assume general shear failure. Given: = 19 kN/m3, c = 31kN/m2, =28, Df = 1.5 m, B = 2 m, and factor of safety = 3.5. Figure 16.17 6.2 Refer to Problem 16.1. If a square footing with dimension 2 m 2 m is used instead of the wall footing, what would be the allowable bearing capacity?arrow_forwardRedo Problem 16.3 using the modified general ultimate bearing capacity Eq. (16.31). 16.1 A continuous footing is shown in Figure 16.17. Using Terzaghis bearing capacity factors, determine the gross allowable load per unit area (qall) that the footing can carry. Assume general shear failure. Given: = 19 kN/m3, c = 31kN/m2, =28, Df = 1.5 m, B = 2 m, and factor of safety = 3.5. Figure 16.17 16.3 Redo Problem 16.1 with the following: = 115 lb/ft3, c = 1100 lb/ft2, =35, Df = 3.5 ft, B = 5 ft, and factor of safety = 4.arrow_forward
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