Question: I need help solving this exercise step by step, please. [ 7 - 2 ] Terzaghi discussed the failure state shown in Fig. 7 .

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[7-2] Terzaghi discussed the failure state shown in Fig. 7.2 below as a failure problem of soil just below the foundation with no friction between the lower surface of the foundation and the soil ground (unit weight =, cohesion =c and angle of internal friction =). This failure region is divided into three zones: zone I: wedge shape part immediately beneath the footing (foundation), zone III: wedge shape part where the side of the footing suffers passive failure, and zone II: this area lies between zone I and zone III. The failure region for zone II is represented using a logarithmic spiral. Let the surface of the soil wedge immediately beneath the footing make an angle with the horizontal which is equal to the internal friction angle, . Also, in the case where the foundation is buried within the ground at depth Df, then the effective overburden pressure is replaced by the surcharge load, qs=Df, where Df is the depth of the footing from the ground surface and is the unit weight of soil. Neglecting the self-weight of the soil, find the bearing capacity formula for sandy ground (c=0) by following the steps below.
(1) By dividing the failure region into zone I, zone II and zone III, find and show the forces that act in each zone. P1,P2 and R are the forces that act on surfaces OA,OB and AB shown in the figure.
(2) Show the equilibrium of forces that act on zone I and zone III. For zone III, ?bar(BC)=H. Calculate the passive earth pressure for this zone.
(3) If the shape of the transient region (zone II) is represented by r2=r1exp(tan), then by taking the equilibrium of moments around the point O , find the relationship between P1 and P2,r2?b=ar(OA),r2?b=ar(OB) and ??A=OB.
(4) Find the relationship between the foundation width, B and H.
(5) From the results of (1),(2),(3) and (4), solve the bearing capacity equation for sand,
QB=qsNq
(Substitute the values of P1,P2,r1,r2, and H.) By considering c0 and the weight of soil mass, it is possible to find a bearing capacity equation for general soil following the steps mentioned above, but the bearing capacity factors Nc and N become functions of internal friction angle, as that of Nq obtained in (5).
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