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1. A wall footing is to be constructed on a clay soll 1.4 below the ground. The footing is to support a wall that
imposes a load of 130 kN per meter of wall length. Considering general shear failure, determine the following:
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c. New factor of safety.
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2. A square footing shown has a dimension of 1.5 mx 1.5 m and has its bottom 2 m below the ground surface.
The groundwater table is located at a depth of 3 m below the ground surface. Assume a general shear failure.
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B2. For the truss below, determine all member forces. Hint: see the provided slide with the
problem set. P₁ = 12 kip and P₂ = 6 kip (20 pts).
P₁
16 ft
D
8 ft
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ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS
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