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Author: Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
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Calculate the maximum wall load that can be allowed on the continuous foundation.
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A column foundation [ 2.0 m x (1.7m] in size is located at a depth of 1.4 m in a strong cohesive soil layer 2.4 m thick has a unit weight of 19.7 kN/m3, cohesion of 29 kN/m2 and , friction angle of 28o. This layer overlies a weaker cohesive soil layer 15 m thick has a unit weight of 16.3 kN/m3, cohesion of 8 kN/m2 and friction angle of 20o. Determine the allowable foundation load if the factor of safety is 2.5. Show all the related labeled sketches clearly.
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A sandstone bed with RQD=70% and γ=26.0 kN/m3 lies beneath 1.5m of overburden soil. A 2.0m x 2.0m square foundation is to be placed on top of the sandstone rock (i.e., at a depth below the ground level) to carry a column load. The unit weight of the soil is 18.0 kN/m3. Assuming the rock strength parameters has quc=50 MN/m2 and ∅=35°, determine the maximum load that can be allowwd on the foundation with the safety factor FS=3. The compressive strength f'c of concrete is 30.0 MN/m2.
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Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 7 - A 7.5 ft wide rough continuous foundation is...Ch. 7 - In Problem 7.1, if there was no bedrock present...Ch. 7 - A 1.5 m × 2.0 m rectangular foundation is placed...Ch. 7 - In Problem 7.3, if no bedrock was present for at...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.6PCh. 7 - Redo Problem 7.6 using Vesic’s (1975) solution...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.8PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.9PCh. 7 - A continuous foundation having a width of 1.5 m is...Ch. 7 - A 2 m wide continuous foundation is to be placed...
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- A mat foundation, 15 m x 15 m, is made of reinforced concrete and to be supported by a three-layer soil profile, as shown. The mat is 1 m thick, and the average stress on the surface of the slab assessed from the structural engineering analysis is 75 kPa. (Unit weight of concrete = 23.58 kN/m^3) The 5-m thick sand layer immediately below the mat foundation has been compacted to standard Proctor specifications, most likely to optimum moisture content, which is why its moist density is given. (A) Determine the pre-construction effective stress at Point A (bottom of the clay layer). This is the in situ effective stress (overburden pressure) measured from the ground surface prior to the placement of the mat foundation. (B) Determine the vertical stress increase induced by the mat foundation at Point A using the “Influence Chart,” commonly referred to as the “Spider Web.” (C) Determine the vertical stress increase induced by the mat foundation at Point A using the “Stress Isobars.” (D)…arrow_forwardA sandstone bed with RQD = 70% and y = 26.0 kN/m³ lies beneath 1.5 m of overburden soil. A 2.0 m X 2.0 m square foundation is to be placed on top of the sandstone rock (i.e., at a 1.5 depth below the ground level) to carry a column load. The unit weight of the soil is 18.0 kN/m³. Assuming the rock strength parameters from Problem 7.17,arrow_forward= Figure 2 shows a rectangular shallow foundation. The foundation measures 1.5 m x3 m (B x L) in plan. The clay layer is normally consolidated with: Ce=0.27; He 3 m; e 0.92; average effective stress on the clay layer due to applied foundation load Ao=24 kN/m². Determine the primary consolidation settlement of the foundation. Sand Y = 16.5 kN/m³ Sand Yat 17.8 kN/m³ Normally consolidated clay Ysat 18.2 kN/m³ = 0.92; C = 0.27 170 kN/m² 1m 1.5 m Ground water table --- --- 15 m 3 marrow_forward
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