Conduct a bearing capacity analysis on the Fargo Grain Elevator (see sidebar) and back-calculate the average undrained shear strength of the soil. The groundwater table is at a depth of 6 ft below the ground surface. Soil strata A and B have unit weights of 110 lb/ft3; stratum D has 95 lb/ft3. The unit weight of stratum C is unknown. Assume that the load on the foundationacted through the centroid of the mat.

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