Maysan University – College of Engineering

Civil Engineering Department

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
is carried by the ground also show the
pressure distribution beneath the footing
base level?
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
allowable bearing capacity of soil is 200 kPa?
By Coulomb theory. Find the resultant force
(magnitude and direction) of the Passive
earth pressure acts on the wall shown, if
= 18kN/m3, C=10 kN/m2, = 30°, = 15°
=10°, α= 85°.
8m
10°

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?

Clay µ=0.3, E= 40MPa, sat= 18kN/m3,

1
Cc=0.3, eo=1.1, C=90 kPa, =0°.
2 1 4m

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