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VAB 2073 A rectangular foundation, 3.0 m wide and 4.5 m long is to be placed 2.0 m below the ground level in a dense sand with ¢’ = 38° and unit weight of 19.5 kN/m*. ‘The water table level is 0.5 m below ground level. Determine: i Net ultimate bearing capacity for a central vertical load. [4 marks] ii, Factor of safety against bearing capacity failure if the maximum column load is 3500 kN. Assume the foundation and backfill have the same unit weight as the soil removed [4 marks] VAB 2073 Problem No. 2 A square pad foundation (2 m x 2 m) has to be constructed 2.0 m below the ground surface as shown in FIGURE Q2. Soil has the following properties: y = 17.0 KN/m*, ysai = 18.0 KN/m*, ls = 0.3, and E = 8000 kN/m?. The ground water table is located 1.0 m below the ground surface, The standard penetration test result is shown in TABLE Q2; a. Determine the gross allowable load using factor of safety of 3. (bearrg

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