1. Using the boring log shown below determine the ultimate bearing capacity of a rectangular footing having a width of 4 feet and a length of 8 feet. Standard Penetration Tests were conducted at 5 foot intervals. The depth of footing will be 3 feet below the ground surface.

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1. Using the boring log shown below determine the ultimate bearing capacity of a rectangular
footing having a width of 4 feet and a length of 8 feet. Standard Penetration Tests were
conducted at 5 foot intervals. The depth of footing will be 3 feet below the ground surface.
Project Name: Johnson Hall
Location:
Birmingham, Alabama
Boring No.: B-2
Date: January 4, 2019
Surface Elev.:
357 ft
Depth
|(ft)
Moisture
N No.
Description
4 inches of top soil
(%)
(tsf)
Comments
y = 120 pcf
5
Reddish Brown silty Clay
14
20
1.2
LL = 43
PI = 20
$ = 7°
10
Dark Reddish Brown silty Clay
15
22
1.3
15
15
21
1.6
GNE
Boring Teminated at 15 feet
N- Standard Penetration Test Number
LL – Liquid Limit
qu – Unconfined Compression Strength
$ - Angle of Internal Friction
Boring Checked after
24 hours
PI – Plastic Index
GNE – Groundwater
Not Encountered
Transcribed Image Text:1. Using the boring log shown below determine the ultimate bearing capacity of a rectangular footing having a width of 4 feet and a length of 8 feet. Standard Penetration Tests were conducted at 5 foot intervals. The depth of footing will be 3 feet below the ground surface. Project Name: Johnson Hall Location: Birmingham, Alabama Boring No.: B-2 Date: January 4, 2019 Surface Elev.: 357 ft Depth |(ft) Moisture N No. Description 4 inches of top soil (%) (tsf) Comments y = 120 pcf 5 Reddish Brown silty Clay 14 20 1.2 LL = 43 PI = 20 $ = 7° 10 Dark Reddish Brown silty Clay 15 22 1.3 15 15 21 1.6 GNE Boring Teminated at 15 feet N- Standard Penetration Test Number LL – Liquid Limit qu – Unconfined Compression Strength $ - Angle of Internal Friction Boring Checked after 24 hours PI – Plastic Index GNE – Groundwater Not Encountered
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