The foundation is elongated with a foundation width of 1.5 m and is located at a depth of 1.1 m, located on homogeneous soil with parameters °= 35, c =140 kPa, yb = 18 kN/m3 , and Ysat = 20.88 kN/ m3. What is the ultimate bearing capacity, if the groundwater is located at a depth of 2.1 m and general shear failure occurs. Use the carrying capacity factor of Terzaghi

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Problem 6.6P: A 2.0 m wide continuous foundation carries a wall load of 350 kN/m in a clayey soil where = 19.0...
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The foundation is elongated with a foundation width of 1.5 m and is located at a depth of 1.1
m, located on homogeneous soil with parameters °= 35, c 140 kPa, yb = 18 KN/m3 , and
ysat = 20.88 kN/ m3. What is the ultimate bearing capacity, if the groundwater is located at a
depth of 2.1 m and general shear failure occurs. Use the carrying capacity factor of Terzaghi
Transcribed Image Text:The foundation is elongated with a foundation width of 1.5 m and is located at a depth of 1.1 m, located on homogeneous soil with parameters °= 35, c 140 kPa, yb = 18 KN/m3 , and ysat = 20.88 kN/ m3. What is the ultimate bearing capacity, if the groundwater is located at a depth of 2.1 m and general shear failure occurs. Use the carrying capacity factor of Terzaghi
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