Foundation Design: Principles and Practices (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.7QPP
A 1.5 m wide, 2.5 m long, 0.5 m deep spread footing is underlain by a soil -
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A 1.4-m wide, 2.5-m long, 0.5-m deep spread footing is underlain by a soil with c' = 10.0 kPa, ' = 35.0°, y = 18.4 kN/m³. The groundwater table is at a great depth. Using ASD compute the maximum unfactored load this
footing can support while maintaining a factor of safety of 2.5 against a bearing capacity failure.
Solution:
1. Determination of the method:
According to the given information, the best suitable method would be
2. Determination of bearing capacity factors - function of ':
a. Nc =
b. Nq =
c. Ny
3. Determination of other bearing capacity factors:
3.1 Shape factors:
a. Sc =
=
b. Sq
c. Sy =
3.2 Depth factors:
k =
a. de
b. dq
||
=
c. dy =
3.3 Inclination factors:
All inclination factors =
3.4 Surcharge stress at depth D:
a. O'D
4. Using the proper method to estimate the capacity and load:
kPa;
=
a. qult =
kPa;
b. Ultimate load the footing can support is Pult =
c. Maximum unfactored load this footing can support is Pa
kN;
kN;
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mehod.
A continuous footing installed at a depth of 3 feet with base of 4 feet wide is constructed on cohesionless
soil with a unit weight of 125 lb/ft³ and an angle of internal friction of 31°. The factor of safety
requirement for the design is 2. The water table is sufficiently below
the base of the foundation that won't interfere with the design.
Determine:
1. Allowable bearing capacity (qa)
2. Allowable wall load in lb/ft.
Plb
B
i) A strip footing of width B=1m is embedded 0.6m in soil. The soil has unit weight equal to
19kN/m3
and a critical-state friction angle Øc of 32o
. Assume water table to be deep, what is the
ultimate bearing capacity of the soil?
ii) A square footing is to be constructed on a deep deposit of sand at a depth of 0.9 m to carry a
design load of 300 kN with a factor of safety of 2.5. The ground water table may rise to the ground level during rainy season. Design the plan dimension of footing given γsat =
20.8 kN/m3
, Nc = 25, Nq = 34 and Nγ =32.
Chapter 7 Solutions
Foundation Design: Principles and Practices (3rd Edition)
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