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CE 519D (FOUNDATION ENGINEERING)

FIRST SEMESTER/S.Y. 2020-2021
FIRST EXAMINATION

Solve the following problems. Round off every computation to THREE DECIMAL PLACES.

1. A rectangular footing 2.20 m x 2.60 m is 3. P = 2017.26 kN and Mx = 1008.63 kN-m are

constructed 1.8 m below the surface of
sandy soil which is 60% saturated. The soil
has specific gravity of solids of 2.67.
Ground water table is located 0.75 m below
the ground surface. If the dry unit weight is
15.75 kN/m3, determine the following by
Terzaghi’s formula if ø = 24° and cohesion
of soil is 15 kPa:
(a) Bearing capacity factors.
(b) Net ultimate load.
(c) Net allowable load if FS is 3.
applied to a 2.5 m by 3 m rectangular
footing and has its bottom located 2.2 m
below the ground surface and is resting at a
ground water table. Soil properties are: C =
10 kPa, ɣ =16.4 kN/m3, ɣsat =18.7 kN/m3,
ø=22° (Nc = 16.88, Nq = 7.82, Ny = 4.07).
Using Meyerhof’s formula, compute net
allowable load. (B is along y-axis)

4. An ultimate bearing capacity of 416.667

2. A 2 m by 3 m rectangular footing is resting
kPa is being carried by a 2.4 m by 3.6 m
at a soil with ɣ =16.5 kN/m3, ɣsat =19.6
rectangular footing shown. If the factor of
kN/m3, ø=28° (Nc = 31.61, Nq = 17.81, Ny =
safety is to be maintained at 3.0, what must
13.70) and cohesion is 20 kPa. The base of
be the value of the Mx applied at the footing
footing is located 1.5 m below the ground
if the soil pressure under the footing varies
surface and factor of safety is 3. If the
linearly from qmin to qmax, if qmin is one-third
water table is below the footing, determine
of qmax? (L is along y-axis)
the following using Meyerhof’s principle:
(a) Shape Factors
(b) Depth Factors
(c) Location of GWT below the ground
surface if the net allowable load is
178, 981 kg.

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