Chapter 8, Problem 8.11QPP

A proposed office building will include an 8 ft6 in square, 3 ft deep spread footing that will support a vertical downward service load of 160 k. The soil below this footing is an overconsolidated clay with the following engineering properties: $C_c/\left(1+e_0\right)=0.10,C_r/\left(1+e_0\right)=0.022,{\sigma }_m^{\text{'}}=4,500{\text{lb/ft}}^{\text{2}}$ and $\gamma =113{\text{lb/ft}}^{\text{3}}.$ This soil strata extends to a great depth and the groundwater table is at a depth of 50 ft below the ground surface. Determine the total settlement of this footing.