A two-story reinforced concrete building (15m × 20m) is proposed. The foundation of the building is expected to be a strip footing of 1.5 m width and 1.0 m depth. The applied load on the strip footing is 75 kN/m. The soil profile is shown in Fig. (1). Determine the number, layout and depth of boring.
A two-story reinforced concrete building (15m × 20m) is proposed. The foundation of the building is expected to be a strip footing of 1.5 m width and 1.0 m depth. The applied load on the strip footing is 75 kN/m. The soil profile is shown in Fig. (1). Determine the number, layout and depth of boring.
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Transcribed Image Text:Q3) A two-story reinforced concrete building (15m × 20m) is proposed. The foundation of the
building is expected to be a strip footing of 1.5 m width and 1.0 m depth. The applied load
on the strip footing is 75 kN/m. The soil profile is shown in Fig. (1). Determine the
number, layout and depth of boring.
Med. Dense Sand
Soft Clay
Dense Sand
Bedrock
Y = 18 kN/m³
Ysat = 18 kN/m²³
Ysat = 20 kN/m3³
Fig. 1
1 m
W.T.
-
4 m
1 m
10 m
Ans.: Depth = 11.5 m
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