A square footing 4 m. on a side is founded 1.2 m below the ground surface for which the bulk unit weight of the soil is 20 kN/m³, the cohesion strength is 10 kPa and the angle of internal friction is 20 degrees. Under the condition of general failure, evaluate the contribution of 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 factors. Ne = 17.69 Ng = 7.44 Ny = 3.64 (from table for ø = 20°) O Cohesion strength 2 Soil overburden ® Footing dimension 1.2m B=4m ground water level

A square footing 4 m. on a side is founded 1.2 m below the ground surface for which the bulk unit weight of the soil is 20 kN/m³, the cohesion strength is 10 kPa and the angle of internal friction is 20 degrees. Under the condition of general failure, evaluate the contribution of 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 factors. Ne = 17.69 Ng = 7.44 Ny = 3.64 (from table for ø = 20°) O Cohesion strength 2 Soil overburden ® Footing dimension 1.2m B=4m ground water level

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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