Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (5th) Ed - Problem 15.1
Determine gross allowable bearing capacity. Use Terzaghi's bearing capacity factors.
Part A Given: soil unit weight = 120 lb/ft^3, c'=0, angle degrees = 40, Df = 3ft, B = 3.5ft
My approach:
Eq. 15.12: qu = (1.3 * c * Nc) + (q *...