What are the Methods in widespread use for determining a soil’s bearing capacity?
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Q: How will you improve the bearing capacity of a weak soil mass
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A: Solution; Given that; q0=Pressure appliedES=modulus of elasticityCu=500×60=30000 Kn/m2(for given OCR…
Q: Calculate vertical stresses at depths of 3, 6, and 12 ft under the center of The footing?
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Q: How will you improve the bearing capacity of a weak soil mass?
A: There are several techniques used to improve the bearing capacity of a weak soli mass depending upon…
Q: Explain the Seismic Bearing Capacity and Settlement in Granular Soil ?
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Q: 1- A foundation is said to be shallow if its depth is than its wid a)Equal to and Less than. b)…
A: 1Q . Option A (equal to and less than ) Explanation : According to Terzaghi, a foundation is shallow…
Q: How will you improve the bearing capacity of a weak soil mass?
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Q: 4) A rectangular footing of B=22/8 and L=22/4 rests at the depth of 2 m below the ground level. The…
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Q: Q1/ The results of a load test carried out on a plate of size 30 cm x 30 cm are given in Table…
A: Given: Size of the plate = 30×30 cm Depth at which the test was carried out = 2.5 m Size of the…
What are the Methods in widespread use for determining a soil’s bearing capacity?
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- 2- 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)A 195 ton load is applied to the surface of a soil. What is the stress in the soil at a location 6 ft over and 16 ft below the load? Answer in psf and round to two decimal places. Type your answer...Rectangular footing (4m x 5m) was supported by a saturated clay layer with a thickness of 5m. If the second layer (below the clay) was a saturated sand. The settlement that could be occurred in this site: a. Is only consolidation settlement b. None of the given answers are correct c. Is a short term settlement d. Is only long term settlement
- a) What are the functions and functional requirements of foundations and slabs? b) With aid of well labelled diagrams, explain the classifications and the types of foundations? c) Settlement and Geotechnical studies of foundations and slabs. d) What are the preparations and placement of foundations e) What are the choice of selection of foundation f) What are the preparations and placement of slabsQ1/ The results of a load test carried out on a plate of size 30 cm x 30 cm are given in Table below. The load test was carried out at a depth of 2.5 m, below ground surface. The soil profile is fairly homogeneous sand at the site. From the test results: a. determine the settlement of an actual foundation of size 2.5 m x 2.5 m carrying a total load of 155 ton and located at a depth of 2.5 m below the ground surface. b. What is the bearing capacity of foundation if the settlement of plate 12.6 mm. Load intensity 0.496 0.992 1.488 1.984 2.48 2.976 3.472 3.968 4.464 496 kg/em Settlement, 0.5 1.0 1.8 2.75 4.4 5.4 9.8 12.5 17.0 28.7 mmAccording to a settlement analysis conducted using the techniques described in Chapter 8, acertain mat will have a total settlement of 2.1 in if the average bearing pressure is 5,500 lb/ft2. Compute the average ks and express your answer in units of lb/in3
- A plate-load test was conducted on-site in Bataan in which the soil was found to be clay. PLT was conducted using a circular plate having a diameter of 800 mm. The ultimate load for the test was found to be 520 kN/m2. What should be the maximum allowable load of a footing having a diameter of 1.5 m? Use an FS of 5. O 183.78 kN O 918.92 kN O 1828.13 kN O 365.63 kN O 261.38 kN O NOT IN THE CHOICES O 52.28 kNIgnoring the given Es-data and considering that the supporting soil is clean, normally consolidated sand with the following available data: A rigid shallow foundation 1x 2m is shown in the scheme. Cakulate the elastic setlement at the centre of the foundation. q=150Pa 1m 10000 Sand -03 2 8000 12000 www Scheme 1.2 Im Sand 2,m 0-25 7 25-65 11 65-10.0 14 Scheme 13 Assume the rodk layer exists at depth z- 10m. C Expand Transcribed Image Text A rigid shallow foundation 1x 2 m is shown in the scheme. Calculate the elastic settlement at the centre of the foundation. q= 150 kPa im E, (kPa) 1m. 110000 Sand Hs=0.3 2 8000 34 12000 Rock Scheme 3.21m g=150 kPa z, m Sand Hs =0.3 0-2.5 7 2.5- 6.5 11 6.5- 10.0 14 Scheme 3.3 Assume the rock layer exists at depth z= 10 m. (u) zO Bearing Capacity Supplemental O File | C:/Users/CABALAG/Downloads/Bearing%20Capacity%20Supplemental%20Materials%2001242022.pdf 1. This example explores a column footing in a homogeneous clay layer. Find the ultimate bearing capacity, allowable bearing capacity and allowable load of a 1.2 m x 1.2 m square footing placed in a clay layer. The density of the soil is found to be 17.7 kN/m³ and the cohesion was found to be 20 kPa. Clay d= 1.2m y = 17.7kN/m³ c= 20 kPa = 0° factor of safety (F.o.S.) = 3.0 5:42 PM 30°C Mostly sunny ^ O G 4) D ENG 1/28/2022
- (b) A plate load test was carried out on a ground having a uniform sand stratum up to sufficient depth. The size of the plate was 40 cm x 40 cm Load (kN) 5 10 20 28 38 50 56 Settlement 0.8 1.3 2.25 3.6 6 8.25 11.5 (mm) Plot the load settlement curve. Also determine the bearing capacíty and load that can be taken by a column footing of size 2m x 2m in this soil for an allowable settlement of 25 mmQ#4: Plate load test performed on a uniform deposit of sand and the following observations were recorded. The size of the plate was 45cm x 45cm. Plot the Pressure-Settlement Curve and determine the safe load on a footing 2m x 2m if the settlement is not to exceed 40mm. Pressure (kPa) 2 4 8 12 16 24 Settlement (mm) 3 6 20 40 60 100 Note: Write the proper answer in word format Subject: Geotechnical DesignA rectangular footing with dimensions of 8ft x 12ft is constructed at the surface of the ground and supports a column with a load of 192,000 lbs. The load applied to the footing results in a uniform stress distribution at the base of the footing. What is the change in vertical stress 12 feet below the ground, underneath Point A, at the corner, on the diagram?