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SHALLOW FOUNDATION spor tm betwee
2 founded at a Sepih of 1 Ta
fountain, 2 Aa, be founded 2 PY nde
rameters: @ a
Phe foundation.
1) A pte
eitace of 8 ecy statu of soft saturated
Sonsolate undrine triayil tests estab
MESO. Detemmine the simate bearing capacity °F
after construction a, (i) some years aftr eonstructi
MAPA @
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ina deep
2) A continvus foundation is 1.5 m wide and is Founded ata depth of 15 Me
liver of sind of unit weight 18.5 KNim3, Determine the ultimate Bearing eaPas!
th paranyeters are 5) 38°, i) 30°.
foundation i the soil streng
Using & lumped factor of safety approach (take F = 3.0):
(4) Determine the safe bearing capacity for the foundation.
(ii) Determine the sate bearing capacity of the foundation ifit is subjected to a vertical line load.
her with a horizontal line load of $0 kN/m acting
of 220 KN mat an eccentricity of 0.3 m, top
at the base of the foundation as illustrated in Figure Q3,
220kNim | 1/0.3m
—s
<—
1.5m
| 0.75m tl
: = 50 KNim