A 4-foot square footing has its bottom 2.07 ft. below the ground surface. The ground water table is located at a depth of 4 ft. below the ground surface. Unit weight of soil is 113 lb/ft3, Saturated unit weight is 120 lb/ft3, cohesion = 98 lb/ft2. Use angle of internal friction = 30° (Nc = 35.1, Nq = 29.2, = 19.9). Compute the allowable load (in lb) that the footing could carry. Use FS = 2.4.

A 4-foot square footing has its bottom 2.07 ft. below the ground surface. The ground water table is located at a depth of 4 ft. below the ground surface. Unit weight of soil is 113 lb/ft3, Saturated unit weight is 120 lb/ft3, cohesion = 98 lb/ft2. Use angle of internal friction = 30° (Nc = 35.1, Nq = 29.2, = 19.9). Compute the allowable load (in lb) that the footing could carry. Use FS = 2.4.

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781337705028

Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Chapter10: Mat Foundations

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10.2P

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Question 14 A 2-foot square footing has its bottom 2.98 ft. below the ground surface. The ground water table is located at a depth of 4 ft. below the ground surface. Unit weight of soil is 117 lb/ft3, Saturated unit weight is 122 lb/ft3, cohesion = 95 lb/ft2. Use angle of internal friction = 30° (Nc = 35.2, Nq = 29, = 19.8). Compute the allowable load (in lb) that the footing could carry. Use FS = 2.3. Round off to the nearest whole number.
A 4-foot square footing has its bottom 2.2 ft. below the ground surface. The ground water table is located at a depth of 4 ft. below the ground surface. Unit weight of soil is 113 Ib/ft3, Saturated unit weight is 123 Ib/ft3, cohesion = 91 Ib/ft2. Use angle of internal friction = 30° (Nc = 35.4, Nq = 29, N, = 19.1). Compute the allowable load (in Ib) that the footing could carry. Use FS = 2.5. Round off to the nearest whole number.
A 2-foot square footing has its bottom 2 ft. below the ground surface. The ground water table is located at a depth of 4 ft. below the ground surface. Unit weight of soil is 112 lb/ft3, Saturated unit weight is 123 lb/ft3, cohesion = 97 lb/ft2. Use angle of internal friction = 30° (Nc = 35, Nq =29.8, Ny= 19.8).Compute the allowable load (in pounds) that the footing could carry. Use FS = 2.1. Use stored value.
A 2-foot square footing has its bottom 2.08 ft. below the ground surface. The ground water table is located at a depth of 4 ft. below the ground surface. Unit weight of soil is 118 lb/ft3, Saturated unit weight is 121 lb/ft3, cohesion = 96 lb/ft2. Use angle of internal friction = 30° (Nc = 35, Nq = 29.2, = 19.1). Compute the allowable load (in lb) that the footing could carry. Use FS = 2.7. Round off to the nearest whole number.
You are to desigh a square footing having properties as given: Dimensions: B-2m a=0.6m b=1m c-0.4m Column toads: My P (kN) (kN- m) Dead Load 230 48 Live Load 120 28 Earthquake 25 220 Load Determine the maximum net soil pressure in kPa..
A 4-foot square footing has its bottom 2.03 ft. below the ground surface. The ground water table is located at a depth of 4 ft. below the ground surface. Unit weight of soil is 114 lb/ft3, Saturated unit weight is 122 lb/ft3, cohesion = 97 lb/ft2. Use angle of internal friction = 30° (Nc = 35.4, Nq = 29.1, = 19.7). Compute the allowable load (in pounds) that the footing could carry. Use FS = 2.9. Use stored value. Answer in 5 decimal places.
A rectangular footing has dimensions shown and is acted upon by a dead load of 668.00 kN and a live load of 551.00 kN. The column dimension is 282x572 mm where the shorter dimension is parallel to B. The thickness of the footing is 564mm. f'c=28 MPa and fy=420 MPa for diameter 20mm bars. A=3.3m and B=5.7m Calculate the ratio of the Ultimate Shear Force to Shear Capacity in one- way shear. Consider critical case only. Answer is 0.6175 (Complete Solution)A
need fast and complete solution
A rectangular footing 3m by 4m is founded 1.2m below the ground surface for which the unit weight of soil is 17.8kN/m3. The cohesion strength is 10kPa and the angle of internal friction is 20degrees. Under the condition of general failure, evaluate the contribution from the following to the ultimate soil bearing capacity in kPa. The ground water table is at a level that does not affect the unit weight of the soil. Use Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factor. For Ø=20degrees: Nc = 17.69, Nq = 7.44, Ny = 3.64. 23. Due to Cohesion Strength Due to soil overburden Due to footing dimension
A strip footing 2.5 m wide is to be constructed at a depth of 3m below ground level. The shear strength parameters to be used in design being c|= 65kN/m2 and ø| = 34°. The unit weight of the soil above water table is 18kN/m3 , and below the water table the saturated unit weight is 20kN/m3. a. If the water table is well below foundation level b. If the water table is at the surface.
A rectangular footing has dimensions shown and is acted upon by a dead load of 382 kN and a live load of 536 kN. The column dimension is 307x560 mm where the shorter dimension is parallel to B. The thickness of the footing is 656mm. fc=28 MPa and fy=420 MPa for diameter 20mm bars. A=2.6m and B=5.2m
A rectangular footing 13'x14' supports a rectangular column 12" x 24", with DL = 340 kips and LL = 180 kips. The allowable soil pressure is 2.5 ksf. Determine the total soil pressure and indicate if the footing size is appropriate O 2.9ksf, YES O 3.1ksf. YES O 3.1ksf, NO O 3.8ksf, NO