CE 482 Examples

Example on Design Shallow

foundation
A rectangular shallow foundation is to be placed at depth of 2 m below
the ground surface of c, Φ soil and water table is at 1 m below the
ground surface.
Find the dimensions of the foundation for the column load
is 3721 kN.
Assume L = 1.5 B and factor of safety = 4
Example on Design Shallow
foundation
Example on Design Shallow
foundation
Example on layered soil
A strong sandy deposit supports a square foundation [B = 1.5 m]
and underlain by a weak sandy deposit. Find the allowable bearing
capacity for the following data:

Thickness of top layer = 1.8 m

Example on layered soil
Example on layered soil
Example on layered soil
Example on two- way moments
A square footing is 1.8 X 1.8 m with a 0.4 X 0.4 m square column.
It is loaded with an axial load of 1800 kN and Mx = 450 kN • m;
My = 360 kN • m. The soil has Φ = 36° and c = 20 kPa. The
footing depth D = 1.8 m; the soil unit weight y = 18.00 kN/m³;
the water table is at a depth of 6.1 m from the ground surface.
Example on
two- way
moments
Example on two- way moments
 Example on eccentrically loaded foundation

For the rectangular

foundation shown
below, draw the
pressure distribution
below the foundation
for the for the
following data:
B = 3.0 m, L = 5.0 m,
Q = 1600 kN, and
M = 800 kN m.
Example on eccentrically loaded foundation
Example on
Mat
Foundation
For the mat
foundation
shown find
the value of
q at points A
to F.
Example on
Mat
Foundation
Example on Mat Foundation
Example on Mat Foundation
Example on Schmertman Method
Example on Schmertman Method
Example on Schmertman Method
Example on Approximate methods
Example on Approximate methods
Example on Approximate methods
Example on consolidation settlement
Estimate the consolidation settlement under the
center of the footing showing in the figure below.
Example
on
consolidation
settlement