3) A circular footing having a diameter of 1.2m has its bottom at a depth of 2.7m from the ground surface. Water table is located at a depth of 1.3m below the ground. Soil has the ff. properties. Dry unit weight = 18.1kn/cum Saturated unit weight = 19.3kn//cum C = 15.74kpa Angle of internal friction = 20deg %3D a) Assuming local shear failure, find ultimate bearing pressure using terzaghi's equation b) Det. Allowable bearing capacity using a factor of safety of 3. c) Find allowable load on footing.
3) A circular footing having a diameter of 1.2m has its bottom at a depth of 2.7m from the ground surface. Water table is located at a depth of 1.3m below the ground. Soil has the ff. properties. Dry unit weight = 18.1kn/cum Saturated unit weight = 19.3kn//cum C = 15.74kpa Angle of internal friction = 20deg %3D a) Assuming local shear failure, find ultimate bearing pressure using terzaghi's equation b) Det. Allowable bearing capacity using a factor of safety of 3. c) Find allowable load on footing.
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![3) A circular footing having a diameter of 1.2m has its bottom at a depth of 2.7m
from the ground surface. Water table is located at a depth of 1.3m below the
ground. Soil has the ff. properties.
Dry unit weight = 18.1kn/cum
Saturated unit weight = 19.3kn//cum
C = 15.74kpa
Angle of internal friction = 20deg
%3D
a) Assuming local shear failure, find ultimate bearing pressure using terzaghi's
equation
b) Det. Allowable bearing capacity using a factor of safety of 3.
c) Find allowable load on footing.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ffff29818-9a86-42bf-b4d5-86f3e5abbd0c%2F37fe1f29-f24b-4971-b4d1-8340041e0535%2Ftqru1z_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:3) A circular footing having a diameter of 1.2m has its bottom at a depth of 2.7m
from the ground surface. Water table is located at a depth of 1.3m below the
ground. Soil has the ff. properties.
Dry unit weight = 18.1kn/cum
Saturated unit weight = 19.3kn//cum
C = 15.74kpa
Angle of internal friction = 20deg
%3D
a) Assuming local shear failure, find ultimate bearing pressure using terzaghi's
equation
b) Det. Allowable bearing capacity using a factor of safety of 3.
c) Find allowable load on footing.
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