A 250mm wide reinforced concrete wall supports a service dead load of 250kN/m and a service load of 175kN/m. Design a suitable footing for the wall on non-aggressive stiff clay that has an ultimate bearing pressure of 600kPa and a factor of safety of 2. For durability f'c = 25MPa and a minimum cover of 50mm. Use kv- 0.15

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A 250mm wide reinforced concrete wall supports a service dead load of 250kN/m and a service load of
175kN/m. Design a suitable footing for the wall on non-aggressive stiff clay that has an ultimate bearing
pressure of 600kPa and a factor of safety of 2. For durability f'c = 25MPa and a minimum cover of 50mm.
Use kv- 0.15

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