Three footings are placed at locations forming an equilateral triangle of 13 ft sides.
Three footings are placed at locations forming an equilateral triangle of 13 ft sides.
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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Three
footings
are
placed
at
locations forming
an
equilateral triangle
of
13
ft
sides.
Each
of
the
footings carries
a
vertical load
of
112.4
kips. Estimate
the
vertical pressures
by
means
of
the
Boussinesq equation
at a
depth
of 9 ft at the
following locations
:
(i)
Vertically below
the
centers
of the
footings,
(ii)
Below
the
center
of the
triangle
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