Exam : Final 1st Attempt Subject : Foundation Design CE402 Date : 24 May 2016 Class : Fourth Year Time : 3 hours Examiner : Dr. Raid Al Shadidi Note: Answer All Questions 2015 2016
Question: 1 10 mark Question: 5 15 mark
Classify foundations based on where the load By Coulomb theory. Find the resultant force is carried by the ground also show the (magnitude and direction) of the Passive pressure distribution beneath the footing earth pressure acts on the wall shown, if base level? = 18kN/m3, C=10 kN/m2, = 30°, = 15° =10°, α= 85°. Question 2 15 mark Find the plane dimensions and thickness of a combined footing supporting two 0.3x0.3 m columns 4.5m apart (center to center), the 8m 10° allowable bearing capacity of soil is 200 kPa?
Exterior Edge column PD=600 kN PL= 450 kN
Interior column PD=400 kN PL= 400 kN 3m 85° m Note: Check thickness by punching shear criteria only. fc’=25MPa Question: 6 15 mark Question: 3 15 mark Using Meyerhof’s equation, find the change in bearing capacity if water table moves from Estimate the net allowable pile capacity with 2 m below footing base to footing base level? SF=3 for a 12m long with 0.5m diameter Footing size is 2x 4 m, footing depth=1m, concrete pile drilled in a two layer soil tri =30.5°, C=30 kN/m2, 3 wet=18kN/m , 3 profile? sat=20 kN/m . Assume K=1 , α=0.85 Question: 7 15 mark Check the overturning stability for the Layer Depth m kN/m3 ° C kPa cantilever retaining wall under the following Top 6 17 30 10 condition soil=17 kN/m3, =35°, C=10 kPa, 3 Lower 8 18.5 15 60 conc.=24 kN/m ,
Note: 1. Neglect Passive Earth Pressure.
2. Consider the scenario of zero active Question: 4 15 mark earth pressure at top Find the suitable depth of a(20x20m) raft footing basement so that the additional building load of 250 kP a doesn’t excced the allowable bearing pressure of the soil (SF=3) , then check the consolidation settlement 8m occures due to this loading if the depth of m 6m clay layer from ground level is 12.5 m?