Question: 1 . A building is to be constructed on the soil profile shown in figure 1 . Construction will begin by excavating 1 5 -

1. A building is to be constructed on the soil profile shown in figure 1. Construction will begin by excavating 15-meter-deep into the ground. Then a circular raft (\( B=35\mathrm{~m}\)) will be laid at 15 meter below ground. From there, construction of the building will continue until finished. The load on the foundation as a result of construction is approximated to be linear as shown in figure 2. Soil profile characteristics are shown in table 1.
Your tasks are:
a. Calculate and draw the variation of in situ stresses with depth until bedrock (total and effective in situ stresses).
b. Calculate and draw the variation of added stress (vertical and horizontal) at \(100\%\) of the applied load.
c. Specify and calculate the expected stress paths (effective \& total stress path) at points A, B, and C. assume excavation is immediate and all construction load (\(220\mathrm{KN}/\mathrm{m}^{2}\)) will be applied post excavation immediately. Take into consideration changes in pore water pressure.
d. Suggest tri-axial testing scheme (lateral extension, vertical compression, lateral compression) for each point \( A, B \), and \( C \).
e. Calculate the factor of safety against failure at point A at 20\% of loading assuming undrained conditions.
f. Calculate the factor of safety against failure at point \( A \) at \(100\%\) loading assuming drained conditions.
g. Derive an equation that describe failure (using effective parameters) as a function of the applied stress at point A. Figure 1: Soil profile adopted for design and excavation details. Figure 2: Pressure applied on foundation as a result of constructed building
1 . A building is to be constructed on the soil

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