Question: A sandstone bed with RQD = 70% and = 26.0 kN/m 3 lies beneath 1.5 m of overburden soil. A 2.0 m 2.0

A sandstone bed with RQD = 70% and γ = 26.0 kN/m3 lies beneath 1.5 m of overburden soil. A 2.0 m × 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, determine the maximum load that can be allowed on the foundation with the safety factor FS = 3. The compressive strength f'c of concrete is 30.0 MN/m2.


Problem 7.17

A sandstone rock specimen has quc = 50 MN/m2 and ϕ' = 35°. Find c'.

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