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Engineering Fundamentals: An Introduction to Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter16: Engineering Drawings And Symbols
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The embankment is shown in the figure below. The unit weight of the filling soil sy-16.8kN/m³, the unit weight of the site soil is y=15.8kN/m, the cohesive force is c-8.7kPa, the friction angle -10°. Use the Terzaghi formula to calculate the bearing capacity and judge if it meets the requirements? (K-3.Nr-1.2,Nq-2.69,Nc-9.58)
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