A sandstone bed with RQD=70% and γ=26.0 kN/m3 lies beneath 1.5m of overburden soil. A 2.0m x 2.0m square foundation is to be placed on top of the sandstone rock (i.e., at a depth below the ground level) to carry a column load. The unit weight of the soil is 18.0 kN/m3. Assuming the rock strength parameters has quc=50 MN/m2 and ∅=35°, determine the maximum load that can be allowwd on the foundation with the safety factor FS=3. The compressive strength f'c of concrete is 30.0 MN/m2

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A sandstone bed with RQD=70% and γ=26.0 kN/m3 lies beneath 1.5m of overburden soil. A 2.0m x 2.0m square foundation is to be placed on top of the sandstone rock (i.e., at a depth below the ground level) to carry a column load. The unit weight of the soil is 18.0 kN/m3. Assuming the rock strength parameters has quc=50 MN/m2 and ∅=35°, determine the maximum load that can be allowwd on the foundation with the safety factor FS=3. The compressive strength f'c of concrete is 30.0 MN/m2.

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