Question: Question 3 ( 1 5 Points ) A 1 0 0 - story office building with a 2 0 0 f t 4 0 0

Question 3(15 Points)
A 100-story office building with a 200ft400ft footprint is to be built on a site underlain by 15ft of fill over glacial sands. The building will have a 25ft deep basement and will probably be supported on a deep foundation extending about 70 to 80ft below the bottom of the basement. The groundwater table is about 20ft below the ground surface and bedrock is about 95ft below the ground surface. There are no problems at this site.
(a) How many exploratory borings will be required as per NYC Code, and to what depths should they be drilled?
(b) How would you obtain groundwater data? Explain your answer.
Question 3 ( 1 5 Points ) A 1 0 0 - story office

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