1. A 400 mm concrete wall supports a DL= 200 kN and LL =146 kN. The allowable bearing pressure is 216 kPa at the level bottom of the footing which is H-1.2m below the grade. Weight of concrete is 24 kN/m^3 and that of soil is 16kN/m^3. Thickness of footing is 300mm with an effective depth of 225mm. use load combination of U=1.4DL+1.7LL f'c-28 MPa, fy=248MPa. Use 28 mm diameter reinforcing bars. Normal weight concrete λ=1.0 a. Determine the effective soil pressure b. Find the width of the wall footing c. Compute the spacing of 28mm diameter steel reinforcement

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1. A 400 mm concrete wall supports a DL= 200 kN and LL =146 kN. The allowable bearing pressure
is 216 kPa at the level bottom of the footing which is H=1.2m below the grade. Weight of
concrete is 24 kN/m^3 and that of soil is 16kN/m^3. Thickness of footing is 300mm with an
effective depth of 225mm. use load combination of U=1.4DL+1.7LL
f'c-28 MPa, fy=248MPa. Use 28 mm diameter reinforcing bars. Normal weight concrete λ=1.0
a. Determine the effective soil pressure
b. Find the width of the wall footing
c. Compute the spacing of 28mm diameter steel reinforcement
Transcribed Image Text:Answer the following problem and show your solution 1. A 400 mm concrete wall supports a DL= 200 kN and LL =146 kN. The allowable bearing pressure is 216 kPa at the level bottom of the footing which is H=1.2m below the grade. Weight of concrete is 24 kN/m^3 and that of soil is 16kN/m^3. Thickness of footing is 300mm with an effective depth of 225mm. use load combination of U=1.4DL+1.7LL f'c-28 MPa, fy=248MPa. Use 28 mm diameter reinforcing bars. Normal weight concrete λ=1.0 a. Determine the effective soil pressure b. Find the width of the wall footing c. Compute the spacing of 28mm diameter steel reinforcement
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