A square footing that will carrying a total load of 850 kN is to be constructed...

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A square footing that will carrying a total load of 850 kN is to be constructed on a uniform dense clean gravel. The gravel has a dry unit weight of 21.4 kN/m³, and its angle of internal friction is 26. The proposed depth of the footing is 1.5 m below ground surface. Groundwater was not detected during the drilling program. Determine the minimum realistic dimensions of this proposed footing, using a factor of safety of 3 and an assumed footing thickness of 0.5 m. A square footing that will carrying a total load of 850 kN is to be constructed on a uniform dense clean gravel. The gravel has a dry unit weight of 21.4 kN/m³, and its angle of internal friction is 26. The proposed depth of the footing is 1.5 m below ground surface. Groundwater was not detected during the drilling program. Determine the minimum realistic dimensions of this proposed footing, using a factor of safety of 3 and an assumed footing thickness of 0.5 m.

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