Computer · Soil Mechanics
Allowable bearing capacity of a foundation is defined as the:
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- 1sum of net safe bearing capacity and the overburden pressure
- 2ratio of net ultimate bearing capacity to the factor of safety
- 3net loading intensity at which the soil just fails in shear
- 4net loading intensity at which neither shear failure nor excessive settlement failure occurs in the soil✓
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net loading intensity at which neither shear failure nor excessive settlement failure occurs in the soil
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