Question: A square footing 2 m on a side was founded 1 . 2 m below the ground surface for which the bulk unit weight of

A square footing 2m on a side was founded 1.2m below the ground surface for which the bulk unit weight of soil is 20kN/m3, the cohesion strength is 10kPa and the angle of internal friction is 15 degrees. Under the condition of general shear failure and using Terzaghi's bearing capacity factors are Nc=12.86 Nq=4.45 Ny=1.50.
1. Determine the soil bearing capacity if the ground water is more than 2m below bottom footing.
2. Determine the soil bearing capacity if the ground water table is at bottom footing.
3. Determine soil bearing capacity if ground water table rises to the ground surface.

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