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A drilled-shaft foundation is to be constructed in clay soil having the following properties. From zero to $30 \mathrm{fl}$ depth, the cohesion is 1,000 paf and the soil unit weight is 105 pef; below $30 \mathrm{ft}$, the cohesion is $2,500 \mathrm{psf}$ and the unit weight is $115 \mathrm{pcf}$. The foundation is to exiend to a toxal depeh of $36 \mathrm{ft}$. A 3-ft-diameter shaft will be used with a belled (under-reamed) bottom $6 \mathrm{ft}$ in diameter. Assume that the bell forms a $60^{\circ}$ angle with the horizontal plane. Compute the design downward capacity using the empirical design nethod shown in Table 14.

   A drilled-shaft foundation is to be constructed in clay soil having the following properties. From zero to $30 \mathrm{fl}$ depth, the cohesion is 1,000 paf and the soil unit weight is 105 pef; below $30 \mathrm{ft}$, the cohesion is $2,500 \mathrm{psf}$ and the unit weight is $115 \mathrm{pcf}$. The foundation is to exiend to a toxal depeh of $36 \mathrm{ft}$. A 3-ft-diameter shaft will be used with a belled (under-reamed) bottom $6 \mathrm{ft}$ in diameter. Assume that the bell forms a $60^{\circ}$ angle with the horizontal plane. Compute the design downward capacity using the empirical design nethod shown in Table 14.
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Essentials of soil mechanics and foundations : basic geotechnics
Essentials of soil mechanics and foundations : basic geotechnics
David F. McCarthy 7th Edition
Chapter 14, Problem 59 ↓

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Average cohesion = (1,000 psf + 2,500 psf) / 2 = 1,750 psf Average unit weight = (105 pcf + 115 pcf) / 2 = 110 pcf  Show more…

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A drilled-shaft foundation is to be constructed in clay soil having the following properties. From zero to $30 \mathrm{fl}$ depth, the cohesion is 1,000 paf and the soil unit weight is 105 pef; below $30 \mathrm{ft}$, the cohesion is $2,500 \mathrm{psf}$ and the unit weight is $115 \mathrm{pcf}$. The foundation is to exiend to a toxal depeh of $36 \mathrm{ft}$. A 3-ft-diameter shaft will be used with a belled (under-reamed) bottom $6 \mathrm{ft}$ in diameter. Assume that the bell forms a $60^{\circ}$ angle with the horizontal plane. Compute the design downward capacity using the empirical design nethod shown in Table 14.
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