It is proposed to pour a footing on soil that has been classified as stiff slay. What would be the allowable bearing pressure for this situation?     300 kPa     40 kPa     75 kPa     150 kPa

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A: GIVEN DATA;- SIZE OF MAT FOUNDATION L=45 FT B=30 FT D=6.5 FT COHESION OF CLAY=1950 LB/FT2

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A: Given- A=6B=2Q=6×100Q=600 Kn-mM=2×300 Kn-mM=600  Kn-mFOS=3e=Hqe=3100e=0.03m

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