Please answer it ASAP for an upvote. Thank you. A 3.5m wide footing is embedded 1.37m beneath the ground surface. The investigation indicated an angle of friction = 21 degrees with a unit weight equal to 18.67 kN/m3. The cohesion is 14 kPa The submerged unit weight of the soil is 12.04 kN/m3 and the factor of safety is 3.0 Determine the gross ultimate bearing capacity (kPa) of the footing if the groundwater table is 1.14 m below the ground surface. Assume footing is rectangular with length 4.8m and load is inclined at 55 degrees with respect to the horizontal

Please answer it ASAP for an upvote. Thank you. A 3.5m wide footing is embedded 1.37m beneath the ground surface. The investigation indicated an angle of friction = 21 degrees with a unit weight equal to 18.67 kN/m3. The cohesion is 14 kPa The submerged unit weight of the soil is 12.04 kN/m3 and the factor of safety is 3.0 Determine the gross ultimate bearing capacity (kPa) of the footing if the groundwater table is 1.14 m below the ground surface. Assume footing is rectangular with length 4.8m and load is inclined at 55 degrees with respect to the horizontal

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Chapter10: Mat Foundations

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