a continuous footing installed at a depth of 2 feet with a base of 5 feet wide is constructed on the cohesionless soil with a unit weight of 120 lb/ft.³  and an angle of internal friction of 35° no water table encountered find the allowable bearing capacity and the allowable wall load in pounds per foot please show all work and steps

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Chapter6: Shallow Foundations: Ultimate Bearing Capacity
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Problem 6.4P: Redo Problem 6.2 using the general bearing capacity equation [Eq. (6.28)]. A 5.0 ft wide square...
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a continuous footing installed at a depth of 2 feet with a base of 5 feet wide is constructed on the cohesionless soil with a unit weight of 120 lb/ft.³  and an angle of internal friction of 35° no water table encountered

find the allowable bearing capacity and the allowable wall load in pounds per foot

please show all work and steps

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