= A proposed building is to be supported on a series of spread footing embedded 36 inches into the ground. The underlying soils consist of sitly clays with C/(1+e) = 0.12, C/(1+e) 0.03, Sm' 5000 lb/ft2, and g 120 lb/ft³. This soil strata extends to a great depth and the ground water table is at a depth of 15 ft below the ground surface. The allowable settlement is 1 in. Using the classical method, develop a plot of allowable column load vs. footing width to design the footing. = =

= A proposed building is to be supported on a series of spread footing embedded 36 inches into the ground. The underlying soils consist of sitly clays with C/(1+e) = 0.12, C/(1+e) 0.03, Sm' 5000 lb/ft2, and g 120 lb/ft³. This soil strata extends to a great depth and the ground water table is at a depth of 15 ft below the ground surface. The allowable settlement is 1 in. Using the classical method, develop a plot of allowable column load vs. footing width to design the footing. = =

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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