(Bearing Capacity Analysis)

Q # 01: What will be the gross & net safe bearing pressure of sand having = 3 &
effective unit wt of !"#g $ cc under the following cases%
!) !"& ' wide strip footing
() !"&) !"& ' s*uare footing
3) Circular footing of !"& ' dia
Q# 02: +or sand = 3
&
, - = !"#g $ cc & strip footing having width = depth = !',
what will be the safe net B"C under the following condition of .round water
table (."W"/)"
!) W"/ touching the base of foundation
() W"/ touching the ground surface"
Assu'e saturated unit wt of soil = ("!3 g $ cc
/he soil is assu'ed to re'ain saturated below ground surface"
C = &, +"0"1 = 3, 2
*
= 34"3#, 2
r
= 53
Q# 03: What will be net ulti'ate Bearing capacity of a soft sensitive clay, in which,
when a vane shear test was conducted ( vanes of !& c' height & # c'
dia'eter), the soil failed at a 'a)i'u' /or*ue of 5&& 6g $ c'" consider a
footing of s*uare shape & density of soil as !"7 g' $ c'
3
" use /er8aghi9s
/heory"
Q# 04: A s*uare footing ("5' ) ("5' is built in a ho'ogenous bed of sand of density
("& / $ '
(
& having an angle of shearing = 3#
&
" /he depth of the base of
footing is !"5' below the ."1" Calculate the safe load that can be carried by a
footing with a +"0"1 3 against co'plete shear failure" :se ter8aghi analysis"
!
Q# 05: What will be the 'a) safe load for - = !" / $ '
3
, = (7
&
footing si8e = ("5 '
; ("5 ', C = &, <f = !"5' & soil is lose sand"
Q# 06 A strip footing, ! ' wide at its base is located at a depth of &"# ' below the
ground surface" /he properties of the foundation soil are !"# ton $ '
(
, C = 3 / $
'
(,
= (&
&
"<eter'ine the base B"C, using a factor of safety of 3" Assu'e the
soil fails by local shear"

Q# 07: A strip footing, !' wide at its base, at a depth of &"#', - = !"# / $ '
(
, C = 3 /
$ '
(,
= (&
&
, =f W$/ is !"5' below the ground surface, find out bearing
capacity of soil"
Q# 08: A strip footing of width = 3' is founded at a depth of (' below ground
surface in a (C> ) soil having - = !# ?n $ '
3
, C = 3& ?@a
,
= 3
&
" <eter'ine
the ulti'ate bearing capacity of soil by the 'ethod of Aan6ine"
Q # 09: A s*uare footing of si8e 3)3' rests at a depth of (' in 'ediu' dense sand"
/he W$/ is at the base level of the footing" /he corrected average 1@/ value is
3& for the soil below the base for a depth e*ual to the width of foundation"
Co'pute the net ulti'ate bearing capacity of the soil by /eng9s Bethod"
Q# 10: At what depth should a raft of si8e )4' be founded to provide a factor of
safety 3, if the soil is stiff clay having an unconfined co'pressive strength of
!(& ?n$'
3
% /he unit weight of the soil is !# ?n$'
3
" /he pressure transferred
by the raft to its base is !5& ?n$'
(
"
Ni Factors for use in Terza!i"s #earin ca$acit% e&uations
(
'
()eree*
N
c
N
&
N
+
& 5"7 !"& &"&
5 "# !" &"&5
!& 4" ("# &"5
!5 !("5 3"5 !"#
(& !7"5 7"3 5"&
(5 (("5 !("7 !!"!
3& 37"( (!"# !4"
35 57" 3!"5 3("5
3& 4"# #!"5 !&4"5
35 !7("4 !73"3 (7!"#
5& ("4 3!4"! (("4
,!a$e Factors use) in Te-rza!i"s .&uations
,!a$e Factor ,tri$ /ircu0ar ,&uare 1ectanu0ar
,
c
! !"3 !"3 (!C&"(B$D)
,
+
! &" &"# (!>&"(B$D)
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