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 7, Problem 7.14QPP
A spread footing supported on a sandy soil has been designed using ASD to support a certain column load with a factor of safety of 2.5 against a bearing capacity failure. However, there is some uncertainty in both the column load, P, and the friction angle,
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Foundation Design: Principles and Practices (3rd Edition)
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