Civil Engineering Exams (Civil Design) – Flashcard Mode

A square footing 4m on a side is founded 1.2m below the ground surface for which the bulk unit weight of the soil is 20 Kn/cu.m, the cohesion strength is 10kpa and the angle of internal friction is 20 degrees. Under the condition f general failure, evaluate the contribution of the following ultimate soil bearing capacity in kpa. The ground water table is at a level that does not affect the unit weight of the soil. Use Terzaghi's bearing capacity factors.