Foundation Design: Principles and Practices (3rd Edition)
Foundation Design: Principles and Practices (3rd Edition)
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780133411898
Author: Donald P. Coduto, William A. Kitch, Man-chu Ronald Yeung
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.8QPP

The capacity for a certain foundation system is estimated to be 620 kN with a COV of 0.3. The demand on the foundation is estimated to be 150 kN with a COV of 0.15. Compute the mean factor of safety of this foundation and its probability of failure assuming both capacity and demand are normally distributed.

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