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
Q: Advantages and disadvantages of the following designs: shallow isolated footing, mat foundation,…
A: Asked: Merits and Demerits of: Shallow isolated footing Mat foundation Driven pile Drilled Shaft…
Q: Is the below statement true ? Mat foundations are primarily shallow foundations.
A: The Mat foundations are primarily shallow foundations. The statement is true.
Q: square footing embedded at a depth of 2.0 meters
A:
Q: A rectangular footing foundation with dimensions of 1.5 m x 1.5 m is located at a depth of Df = 0.5…
A: Bearing capacity : Bearing capacity refers to a soil's ability to withstand forces applied to it.…
Q: The square footing shown in the figure carries a load of 3500 kN. Assume that the stress below the…
A: We have to determine the value of settlement of the clay layer as per the given data in the…
Q: Assume we are building a foundation on a saturated clay deposit with an average undrainedshear…
A: Calculate the mean of the safety margin as a function of mean of the demand. μm=μC-μD .....1…
Q: 2. A medium dense sand is proposed to support a square foundation having a width and length of 5…
A: Consider the free body diagram as;
Q: 4. A subsurface exploration is conducted and it is discovered that the subsurface soils are…
A: The depth of the water table from the base of footing is greater than B i.e. width of footing.…
Q: A circular footing with a 1.5 m diameter is to be constructed 1.22 m below the ground surface. The…
A: To Determine Ultimate Bearing capacity of soil, qu
Q: A strip footing (6 m wide) is designed for a total settlement of 40 mm. The safe bearing capacity…
A:
Q: A load of 800 Kip will be distributed on a circular foundation with a diameter of 20 feet, this…
A: Given:- The magnitude of the load on the column = 800 kip The diameter of the circular foundation =…
Q: For the following plan (Factor of Safety:3) a. Assume as rigid and calculate the dimension b b. Find…
A: Given: The length of the foundation is 9 m. The load on col. 1 is 500 kN. The load on col. 2 is 400…
Q: 1. A soil anchor 12" in diameter is placed in soil having shear strength of 2.1 tons/sq. ft. The…
A:
Q: Calculate the ultimate bearing capacity considering the following: A. A strip footing, 2 meters…
A:
Q: Problem: A standard plate-load test was conducted on a clay soil using a plate of 0.6 × 0.6 m. Under…
A: Solution Given Data 0.6 × 0.6 m ultimate vertical load V = 96.8 kN
Q: Calculate the ultimate bearing capacity considering the following: A. A strip footing, 2 meters…
A: given B. square footing 3m π 3mA . strip footing 2m wideC. circular fotting 3m in diameterevsect…
Q: 2. A medium dense sand is proposed to support a square foundation having a width and length of 5…
A: Given- Gs=2.6e=0.5ϕ=35'Fos=3
Q: 10. Calculate the ultimate bearing capacity considering the following: A. A strip footing, 2 meters…
A:
Q: 2. A medium dense sand is proposed to support a square foundation having a width and length of 5…
A: It is required to determine the density of sand. The density of water is taken as 62.4 lb/ft3…
Q: The capacity for a certain foundation system is estimated to be 620 kN with a COV of 0.3. Thedemand…
A: Capacity=620 kNCOV= 0.3Capacity estimated = 150kNCOV=0.15The mean factor of safety…
Q: A proposed building will have column loads ranging from 40 to 300 k. All of these columnswill be…
A: Given data- Square-spread footing. Column loads = 40k to 300k
Q: Explain the importance of California Bearing Ratio test?
A: Importance of conducting CBR Test:- California Bearing Ratio test is actually performed for…
Q: A 7 foot-square footing is embedded 3 feet below the ground surface and is supported on a clayey…
A: Given:- The dimension of the square footing = 7 ft The depth of footing below the ground surface = 3…
Q: A circular footing having a diameter of 2.5 m is supported by a soil (dense sand) with the following…
A:
Q: Question: A 600 kN column load is to be supported on a 1.5 m circular footing of a residential…
A: Column load = 600 kNDepth of footing(d) = 1.0 mHeight of soil layer (H) = 4.5 m silty sandUnit…
Q: Calculate the ultimate bearing capacity considering the following. A strip footing, 2 meters wide A…
A: Given: The width of strip footing is 2 m. The width of the square footing is 3 m. The diameter of…
Q: An Engineering consultant appointed on the construction of a Bridge site decided to conduct the…
A: a) Given data:
Q: Two Plate load tests were performed using: Plate size, m Load(v), kN Settlement, mm 0.3*0.3 38.5 12…
A: By using the equation, calculating the size of square footing:- Q = Am+Pn Put the values in given…
Q: A 5ft x 5ft square footing with Terzaghi's bearing capacity parameters Nc=5, Nq=1.5, Nr=0.…
A: The formula for ultimate bearing capacity of square footing is given by, qult=1.3CNc+γDfNq+0.4γBNγ…
Q: 15 - The undrained strength of a saturated clay sample is 27 KPa If a square footing of size 4 m x 4…
A: Given data- Undrained strength of clay UCS=27 KPa⇒C=UCS2=13.5 KPa Square footing of size 4 m×4 m…
Q: A plate-load test was conducted on-site in Cavite in which the soil was found to be clay. PLT was…
A: Given data of PLATE LOAD TEST for the clay soil Diameter of plate(d) = 547 mm Ultimate load for…
Q: A square footing carries an allowable load of 59130kg including its own weight. The bottom of…
A:
Q: For a strip foundation, the width is 1.2m, buried depth is 1.2m, the standard value of the load…
A: The given data is shown below: Width=1.2 mDepth=1.2 mFk=155 kN/mγ=18 kN/m3fak=155 kPaEs=8.1 MPaγ=19…
Q: A footing is supported by soil having a cohesion of 50 kPa. The unit weight of soil is 19 kN/m³ and…
A: step 1-
Q: Plate-load tests were conducted in-situ for a commercial building project in Rizal, where…
A: The plate load test is the field test to calculate the pressure vs settlement analysis for the given…
Q: Calculate the stress at the end of the clay stratum σ, and the increment Δσ that the footing…
A: Given Data: The load on the footing is P=1200 kN. The depth at which the pressure in clay stratum is…
Q: A plate-load test was conducted on-site in Cavite in which the soil was found to be clay. PLT was…
A: Given data plate load test for the clay soil Diameter of plate(Dp) = 795 mm Ultimate load for test…
Q: An eccentric footing shown has the following loads which acts on the center of the column: Pdl=400…
A: The footing can be loaded in three different ways namely, Concentric loading The center of…
Q: Calculate the ultimate bearing capacity considering the following: A strip footing, 2 meters wide A…
A: Given data- A strip footing, 2 meters wide A square footing 3m by 3m A circular footing 3m in…
Q: A 10 m x 6 m mat foundation is placed at 2.0 m depth in sand where the average value of N60 is 23.…
A: Given data: Length (L) = 10 m Width (B) = 6 m Foundation Depth (Df) = 2 m N60 = 23 Settlement (Se) =…
Q: A continuous footing of 1.5m width on a slope of a granular soil as shown in Figure problem 5.…
A: given data: C=0γ=16.8 KN/m3ϕ=40o >36ogeneral shear failureD=1.5 m calculating gross pressure:…
Q: A 1.8 m square, 2 m deep footing supports a service load of 570 kN. It is supported on a clayey…
A: Given data- 1.8 m square, 2 m deep footing service load of 570 kN To find- the footing settlement.
Q: friction is 10 degrees. 1. Assuming a local shear failure, which of the following most nearly gives…
A:
Q: A square footing having a dimension of 3.5m is supported by a soil with the following properties: ø…
A: Given: The width of the footing is 3.5 m. The angle of internal friction is 17o. The value of c is…
Q: A medium dense soil has the following properties: cohesion = 6 kPa γsoil = 14.7 kN/m3 Φ=22o. Factor…
A: Given data in question Unit weight Angle of internal friction Diameter Depth Cohesion Circular…
Q: A heavy machine is to be provided with a temporary concrete pad foundation that needs to have a…
A: Given data:
Q: Question: A 75 kN column load makes an angle of 12 degree with vertical. The column load will be…
A: Data Given: Load = 75 kN Inclination of load with vertical α = 12° Depth of the foundation = 1m Unit…
Q: It is proposed to build an 8-story building with a footprint of 20 m x 30 m, resting on a mat…
A: calculating depth for the fully compensated foundation: Df=QAγwhere,Q=Total load on strectureA=area…
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 |
Step by step
Solved in 2 steps with 1 images
- A flexible circular footing of radius R carries a uniform pressure q. Find the depth (in terms of R) at which the vertical stress below the center is 20% of q.A 60 kip column is supported on a square footing with a length and base of 4 ft. Using the 2:1 Method, what is the increase in vertical stress (Ao₂) at a depth of 5 ft below the footing? O 3750 psf O 740 psf 625 psf O 400 psfAssume we are building a foundation on a saturated clay deposit with an average undrainedshear strength of 2,000 lb/ft2 and a COV of 0.2. The average unit weight for the soil is102 lb/ft3 with a COV of 0.05. What is the mean short-term nominal bearing capacity of acontinuous footing founded at a depth of 5 ft? What is the probability that the nominal bearing capacity of a certain footing would be less than 75 percent of the mean nominal bearing capac-ity if the undrained shear strength and unit weight are normally distributed and independent?
- The square footing shown in the figure carries a load of 3500 kN. Assume that the stress below the footing is distributed at a slope of 1H:2V. The clay layer is overconsolidated with OCR -2 Q - 3500 kN 4mx Sm 0.6 m Ya - 17.5 kN/m Sand 0.6 m GWT Sand 1.2 m 7'= 8.49 kN/m Yrat = 17.1 kN/m Clay e, = 1.4 C, = 0.06 = 0.38 1.2 m etermine the settlement of the clay layer.A 2 m wide strip footing is to be placed as shown in figure below, Vertical stress at point A is kN/m² 1m 2m 2 100 kN/m -2m- A2- Determine the stress increase below the center of the footing using both theoretical and approximate methods at the top, middle and bottom of the clay layer. In addition, determine the average stress increase for the clay layer. Dimensions in Heights in m Unit weights in kN/m3 kN m P2 H1 H2 H3 BL Hw 2.5 Yoati 18.0 19.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 16.0 2 3 1174 Load - 0 Hw H1 H2 H3 OSand Clay (hoemally conactiduted)
- Q2/ Design the footing shown the figure below, using fc = 24 Mpa and fy = 415 Mpa N M M=800 KN-m DL= 800 KN LL=800 KN w=0.5 m 2.25 m 60 kPa Love (L-w) 2 2.25 m 3 m 239 kPaA load of 800 Kip will be distributed on a circular foundation with a diameter of 20 feet, this structure will be located on the existing ground. The soil at the site has a unit weight of 105 lb/ft^3. Prepare a situation diagram to determine the vertical effective stress (lb/ft^2 no decimals) after building and loading the foundation at a point located: a) 12 feet below its center. b) 12 feet below its edge.2 m 3m 75 EV 1 m A The footing plan is shown loaded uniformly in a rectangular area. What is the value of the increase of stress of the second or loaded area (Aσ₂) to be subtracted?
- The footing shown below is subjected to uniform load of 300 kPa. a) Calculate the vertical stress component 2 m below point A. b) Resolve above problem using Newmark's influence chart. 6.0 m 1.0 m 4.0 m A 1.0 mA strip footing 10 ft wide is loaded on the ground surface with a pressure equal to 4177 lb/ft 2 . Calculate vertical stresses at depths of 3, 6, and 12 ft under the center of The footing?QUESTION 6 Drilled shaft foundation is built in sands and has the following dimensions. Soil has a unit weight of 120 pcf. 4' 35' 42' Fine sand, N60 = 14 What is the total toe resistance? O A. 208 tons O B.85 tons OC.176 tons O D. 106 tons
