Question: A rectangle foundation is 3 m * * 2 m in plan. The sand supporting the foundation has a friction angle of 2 5 degrees.

A rectangle foundation is 3m**2m in plan. The sand supporting the foundation has a friction angle of 25 degrees. The unit weight of the sand is 16kNm3 and the saturated unit weight of the soil is 24kNm3. Determine if the allowable gross load on the foundation (assuming a Factor of Safety 3) can support a specified dead load of 50kN and a specified live load of 130kN. Assume that the depth of the water table is 1.0m. The depth of the foundation, D1 is 1.5m and that general shear failure occurs in the soil.
A rectangle foundation is 3 m * * 2 m in plan.

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