A 1.8-meter-diameter circular footing has its bottom 1.51 m. below the ground surface. Unit weight of soil is 18.09 kn/m3, unconfined compressive strength = 133 kPa. Use angle of internal friction = 25° (Nc = 29.8, Nq = 13.2, = 9.4). Compute the allowable bearing capacity (in kPa) that the footing could carry. Use FS = 2.8.

A 1.8-meter-diameter circular footing has its bottom 1.51 m. below the ground surface. Unit weight of soil is 18.09 kn/m3, unconfined compressive strength = 133 kPa. Use angle of internal friction = 25° (Nc = 29.8, Nq = 13.2, = 9.4). Compute the allowable bearing capacity (in kPa) that the footing could carry. Use FS = 2.8.

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