The allowable settlement for the shown square footing is 2.5 cm. the footing is placed on clay soil with the following properties. Use 4 layers to calculate the consolidation settlement and see if it satisfies the criterion. (footing weight is negligible) Hint: use the following eqation for Aoz (Boussinesq equations) For square foundations: 0.5 Δσ. = 1- P1=1000 KN 2.0 1 + 1.5 B 2z₁. 2 1.76 (9-0) YSat = 20 KN/m³ Y = 18 KN/m³ Cc = 0.1 eo= 0.6

The allowable settlement for the shown square footing is 2.5 cm. the footing is placed on clay soil with the following properties. Use 4 layers to calculate the consolidation settlement and see if it satisfies the criterion. (footing weight is negligible) Hint: use the following eqation for Aoz (Boussinesq equations) For square foundations: 0.5 Δσ. = 1- P1=1000 KN 2.0 1 + 1.5 B 2z₁. 2 1.76 (9-0) YSat = 20 KN/m³ Y = 18 KN/m³ Cc = 0.1 eo= 0.6

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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