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GATE CE 2015 Set 1 — Question 52

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NAT+2 / -0HardMeyerhof's Bearing CapacityShallow FoundationsGeotechnical EngineeringShape, Depth & Inclination Factors

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A square footing (2 m×2 m2\text{ m} \times 2\text{ m}) is subjected to an inclined point load, PP as shown in the figure below. The water table is located well below the base of the footing. Considering one-way eccentricity, the net safe load carrying capacity of the footing for a factor of safety of 3.03.0 is ________________ kN.
The following factors may be used:
Bearing capacity factors: Nq=33.3,Nγ=37.16N_q = 33.3, N_\gamma = 37.16; Shape factors: Fqs=Fγs=1.314F_{qs} = F_{\gamma s} = 1.314; Depth factors: Fqd=Fγd=1.113F_{qd} = F_{\gamma d} = 1.113; Inclination factors: Fqi=0.444,Fγi=0.02F_{qi} = 0.444, F_{\gamma i} = 0.02
A square footing of width 2 m and depth 1 m subjected to an inclined load P at 30 degrees to the vertical, acting at 0.85 m from the left edge. Soil properties: unit weight = 18 kN/m³, cohesion = 0, friction angle = 35 degrees.
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