Given: Service Axial Load = 380 kN/m %3D Concrete, f'c = 20 MPa Steel, fy = 415 MPa Width of Footing = 2.16 m Thickness of Footing = 300 mm %3D Cohesion = 15.21 kPa Unit weight of soil = 17.44 kN/m3 Saturated unit weight of soil = 21.46 kN/m3 %3D Depth of the footing = 1.52 meter %3D Depth of GWT from the bottom of footing = 0.74 meter Friction angle = 20 degrees Calculate the gross factor of safety, Use Terzhagi's bearing equation.
Given: Service Axial Load = 380 kN/m %3D Concrete, f'c = 20 MPa Steel, fy = 415 MPa Width of Footing = 2.16 m Thickness of Footing = 300 mm %3D Cohesion = 15.21 kPa Unit weight of soil = 17.44 kN/m3 Saturated unit weight of soil = 21.46 kN/m3 %3D Depth of the footing = 1.52 meter %3D Depth of GWT from the bottom of footing = 0.74 meter Friction angle = 20 degrees Calculate the gross factor of safety, Use Terzhagi's bearing equation.
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![A footing supports a 250 mm thick concrete wall
Given:
Service Axial Load = 380 kN/m
%3D
Concrete, f'c = 20 MPa
Steel, fy = 415 MPa
Width of Footing 2.16 m
Thickness of Footing = 300 mm
Cohesion = 15.21 kPa
Unit weight of soil = 17.44 kN/m3
%3D
Saturated unit weight of soil = 21.46 kN/m3
Depth of the footing = 1.52 meter
%3D
Depth of GWT from the bottom of footing = 0.74 meter
Friction angle = 20 degrees
%3D
Calculate the gross factor of safety, Use Terzhagi's bearing equation.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F61eae433-178b-414a-9b4e-88040a005030%2Ff1720aa1-5327-4d42-b2f2-d2acc7c58cdc%2Fj0xxgi9_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A footing supports a 250 mm thick concrete wall
Given:
Service Axial Load = 380 kN/m
%3D
Concrete, f'c = 20 MPa
Steel, fy = 415 MPa
Width of Footing 2.16 m
Thickness of Footing = 300 mm
Cohesion = 15.21 kPa
Unit weight of soil = 17.44 kN/m3
%3D
Saturated unit weight of soil = 21.46 kN/m3
Depth of the footing = 1.52 meter
%3D
Depth of GWT from the bottom of footing = 0.74 meter
Friction angle = 20 degrees
%3D
Calculate the gross factor of safety, Use Terzhagi's bearing equation.
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