What loading could a rectangular foundation, 4 ft by 8 ft, support if it is located on the surface of a soil for which drained shear tests indicate a cohesion of 500 psf and an angle of internal friction of 20°? The soil unit weight is 110 pcf. The soil rigidity index value is 25. The water table is deep. Use a factor of safety of 3 with the extended general bearing capacity equation.

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