A 4-foot square footing has its bottom 2.07 ft. below the ground surface. The ground water table is located at a depth of 4 ft. below the ground surface. Unit weight of soil is 118 lb/ft3, Saturated unit weight is 122 lb/ft3, cohesion = 96 lb/ft2. Use angle of internal friction = 30° (Nc = 35.7, Nq = 29.1, = 19.5). Compute the allowable load (in lb) that the footing could carry. Use FS = 2.2. Round off to the nearest whole number. Selected Answer: 104,015

A 4-foot square footing has its bottom 2.07 ft. below the ground surface. The ground water table is located at a depth of 4 ft. below the ground surface. Unit weight of soil is 118 lb/ft3, Saturated unit weight is 122 lb/ft3, cohesion = 96 lb/ft2. Use angle of internal friction = 30° (Nc = 35.7, Nq = 29.1, = 19.5). Compute the allowable load (in lb) that the footing could carry. Use FS = 2.2. Round off to the nearest whole number. Selected Answer: 104,015

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