A 2 m wide continuous foundation is placed at 1 m depth within a 1.5 m thick

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A 2 m wide continuous foundation is placed at 1 m depth within a 1.5 m thick sand layer that is underlain by a weaker clay layer. The soil properties are as follows:

Upper sand layer: unit weight = 18.0 kN/m3, ϕ' = 38°

Lower clay layer: unit weight = 19.0 kN/m3, undrained shear strength = 25 kN/m2

Determine the maximum wall load that can be allowed on the foundation with FS = 3.

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Principles Of Foundation Engineering

ISBN: 9781337705028

9th Edition

Authors: Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

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