engineering recuitment GATE CE 2023-24 Test Series Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Bearing Capacity Shallow Foundation
A square footing 2.5 m wide is required to carry a safe load of 3000 kN at the base of the footing. The footing is placed in a soil at a depth of 1.4 m as shown in figure below.
If water table is present at 1.4 m below the ground level, then the factor of safety with respect to shear failure will be?
Given: G = 2.7, S = 0.55, e = 0.4, γw = 10 kN/m3
Nc = 35, Nq = 20, Nγ = 16
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