Civil Engineering > GATE 2025 SET-1 > Foundation Engineering
A 6m × 6m square footing constructed in clay is subjected to a vertical load of 2500 kN at its centre. The base of the footing is 2 m below the ground surface, as shown in the figure. The footing is made of 2 m thick concrete. The ground water table is at a great depth. Considering Terzaghi's bearing capacity theory, the factor of safety of footing against the bearing capacity failure is ______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).
Note:
Unit weight of concrete =24 kN/m3
Properties of clay: c=50 kN/m2, φ=0°, and γ=19 kN/m3
For φ=0°; Nc=5.7, Nq=1, Nγ=0
Note:
Unit weight of concrete =24 kN/m3
Properties of clay: c=50 kN/m2, φ=0°, and γ=19 kN/m3
For φ=0°; Nc=5.7, Nq=1, Nγ=0
Correct : 1.62
Similar Questions
A square footing (2 m x 2 m) is subjected to an inclined point load, P as shown in the figure below. The water table is located well below the base of the footi...
Net ultimate bearing capacity of a footing embedded in a clay stratum
A pile of diameter 0.4 m is fully embedded in a clay stratum having 5 layers, each 5 m thick as shown in the figure below. Assume a constant unit weight of soil...
Total Unique Visitors
Loading......