Determine the allowable gross vertical loadbearing of a square foundation with the following parameters: B = 3m, D₁ = 2m, o' = 30°, c' = 0, y = 16.5 kN/m³. Use Terzaghi's equation and assume general shear failure in soil. Use FS = 4. Recall q=Y DE
Determine the allowable gross vertical loadbearing of a square foundation with the following parameters: B = 3m, D₁ = 2m, o' = 30°, c' = 0, y = 16.5 kN/m³. Use Terzaghi's equation and assume general shear failure in soil. Use FS = 4. Recall q=Y DE
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Use Terzaghi's equation and Terzaghi's Table
![QUESTION 1
1. Determine the allowable gross vertical loadbearing of a square foundation with the
following parameters: B = 3m, D = 2m, o' = 30°, c' = 0, y = 16.5 kN/m³. Use Terzaghi's
equation and assume general shear failure in soil. Use FS = 4.
Recall q=Y DE](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7bbb4500-aa51-48c7-8af7-5ef58de67385%2Fd430fdb1-f09f-4bf7-8d25-295ed3b8584f%2Fk86xnre_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 1
1. Determine the allowable gross vertical loadbearing of a square foundation with the
following parameters: B = 3m, D = 2m, o' = 30°, c' = 0, y = 16.5 kN/m³. Use Terzaghi's
equation and assume general shear failure in soil. Use FS = 4.
Recall q=Y DE
![TABLE 6.1 (Terzaghi's Bearing Capacity Factors-Eqs. (6.17), (6.15), and (6.13)*
N₂
N₂
14.21
9.84
15.90
11.60
13.70
N₂
5.70
6.00
6.30
6.62
6.97
7.34
7.73
8.15
8.60
9.09
9.61
10.16
10.76
11.41
12.11
12.86
13.68
0
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
25.13
"From Kumbhojkar (1993)
14.60
15.12
16.56
17.69
18.92
20.27
N₁ N₂
1.00
1.10
1.22
1.35
1.49
1.64
1.81
2.00
2.21
2.44
2.69 0.56
2.98
0.69
3.29
3.63
4.02
4.45
4.92
5.45
6.04
6.70 3.07
7.44
3.64
8.26 4.31
9.19
5.09
10.23
6.00
11.40 7.08
12.72
8.34
21.75
23.36
0.00
0.01
0.04
0.06
0.10
0.14
0.20
0.27
0.35
0.44
0.85
1.04
1.26
1.52
1.82
2.18
2.59
N₂
26
27.09
27
29.24
28
31.61
29
34.24
30 37.16
31 40.41
22.65
32
44.04
26.87
33
48.09
31.94
34
52.64
38.04
35
57.75
45.41
36 63.53
54.36
37
70.01
65.27
38
77.50
78.61
39
85.97
95.03
40
95.66
115.31
41 106.81
140.51
42 119.67
108.75
171.99
43 134.58
126.50
211.56
151.95
147.74
261.60
45
172.28
173.28
325.34
46
196.22
204.19
407.11
47 224.55
241.80 512.84
48
258.28
287.85 650.67
49
298.71
344.63 831.99
50 347.50 415.14 1072.80
17.81
19.98
22.46
25.28
28.52
32.23
36.50
41.44
47.16
53.80
61.55
70.61
81.27
93.85
16.18
19.13
To estimate the ultimate bearing capacity of square and circular foundations,
Eq. (6.10) may be respectively modified to
q=1.3c'N, +qN₂ +0.4yBN, (square foundation)
(6.19)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7bbb4500-aa51-48c7-8af7-5ef58de67385%2Fd430fdb1-f09f-4bf7-8d25-295ed3b8584f%2Fcua6uc4_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 6.1 (Terzaghi's Bearing Capacity Factors-Eqs. (6.17), (6.15), and (6.13)*
N₂
N₂
14.21
9.84
15.90
11.60
13.70
N₂
5.70
6.00
6.30
6.62
6.97
7.34
7.73
8.15
8.60
9.09
9.61
10.16
10.76
11.41
12.11
12.86
13.68
0
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2
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25.13
"From Kumbhojkar (1993)
14.60
15.12
16.56
17.69
18.92
20.27
N₁ N₂
1.00
1.10
1.22
1.35
1.49
1.64
1.81
2.00
2.21
2.44
2.69 0.56
2.98
0.69
3.29
3.63
4.02
4.45
4.92
5.45
6.04
6.70 3.07
7.44
3.64
8.26 4.31
9.19
5.09
10.23
6.00
11.40 7.08
12.72
8.34
21.75
23.36
0.00
0.01
0.04
0.06
0.10
0.14
0.20
0.27
0.35
0.44
0.85
1.04
1.26
1.52
1.82
2.18
2.59
N₂
26
27.09
27
29.24
28
31.61
29
34.24
30 37.16
31 40.41
22.65
32
44.04
26.87
33
48.09
31.94
34
52.64
38.04
35
57.75
45.41
36 63.53
54.36
37
70.01
65.27
38
77.50
78.61
39
85.97
95.03
40
95.66
115.31
41 106.81
140.51
42 119.67
108.75
171.99
43 134.58
126.50
211.56
151.95
147.74
261.60
45
172.28
173.28
325.34
46
196.22
204.19
407.11
47 224.55
241.80 512.84
48
258.28
287.85 650.67
49
298.71
344.63 831.99
50 347.50 415.14 1072.80
17.81
19.98
22.46
25.28
28.52
32.23
36.50
41.44
47.16
53.80
61.55
70.61
81.27
93.85
16.18
19.13
To estimate the ultimate bearing capacity of square and circular foundations,
Eq. (6.10) may be respectively modified to
q=1.3c'N, +qN₂ +0.4yBN, (square foundation)
(6.19)
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