A footing is embedded to a site of sandy clay at a depth of 1.6m below the natural grade line (NGL). The soil has the following properties: cohesion is 10kPa, angle of internal friction is 35 deg, the specific gravity of the soil solids is 2.75, void ratio is 0.55 and the water content is 5%. The water table is at a great depth. Consider Terzaghi's general shear failure and a factor of safety 3.5. Determine the bearing capacity factor for cohesion in a general shear failure condition. Select the correct response: 46.1236 33.2960 48.0287 10.6884

A footing is embedded to a site of sandy clay at a depth of 1.6m below the natural grade line (NGL). The soil has the following properties: cohesion is 10kPa, angle of internal friction is 35 deg, the specific gravity of the soil solids is 2.75, void ratio is 0.55 and the water content is 5%. The water table is at a great depth. Consider Terzaghi's general shear failure and a factor of safety 3.5. Determine the bearing capacity factor for cohesion in a general shear failure condition. Select the correct response: 46.1236 33.2960 48.0287 10.6884

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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