engineering recuitment GATE CE 2023-24 Test Series Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Bearing Capacity Shallow Foundation
A circular footing of diameter 2.5 m is located on clay soil at a depth of 2 m. ϕ = 27o, γt = 18 kN\m2 and unconfined compressive strength of soil are 120 kN\m2. Determine the gross safe bearing capacity of soil if FOS = 2.5.
| ϕ | NC | Nq | N\(γ\) |
| ϕ = 27° | 36 | 11 | 6 |
| ϕ = 18.76° | 30 | 9 | 5 |
| ϕ = 9° | 25.5 | 7.8 | 4.3 |
1
1138.2kN\m2
2
1076.4kN\m2
3
802.2kN\m2
4
1940.4kN\m2