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First Exam 1st Spring 2007

This document contains 3 practice problems for a foundation engineering exam. Problem 1 asks students to determine a single design internal friction angle value for a sand deposit based on standard penetration resistance values at various depths. Problem 2 involves calculating the factor of safety against shear failure for a retaining wall base. Problem 3 asks students to calculate the load capacity of a square footing in stiff clay based on undrained shear strength parameters and a desired factor of safety. Formulas for calculating bearing capacity and factors are also provided.

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First Exam 1st Spring 2007

This document contains 3 practice problems for a foundation engineering exam. Problem 1 asks students to determine a single design internal friction angle value for a sand deposit based on standard penetration resistance values at various depths. Problem 2 involves calculating the factor of safety against shear failure for a retaining wall base. Problem 3 asks students to calculate the load capacity of a square footing in stiff clay based on undrained shear strength parameters and a desired factor of safety. Formulas for calculating bearing capacity and factors are also provided.

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Hashemite University

Faculty of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering

Foundation Engineering First Exam Duration:50:00 minutes


Instructor Dr. Omar Al-Hattamleh

Problem # 1: (6 points)

For a sand deposits of density of 120 pcf, the field standard penetration resistance N60 is given on
the table below. Determine a single design internal friction angle, φ ’, value for this stratum?

Depth (ft) N60


5 4
10 6
15 6
20 10
25 5

Problem # 2: (8 points)

The base of a long retaining wall is 3.00 m wide and 1.00 m below the base level. The vertical
and horizontal components of the base reaction are 282 kN/m and 102 kN/m respectively. The
eccentricity of the base reaction is 0.36 m. If the appropriate shear strength parameters for the
foundation soil are C’=0.0 and φ ’=35o and a unit weight of the soil is 18 kN/m3, determine the
factor of safety against shear failure? Ignore the self weigh of the footing.

Problem # 3: (6 marks)

A footing of 3.00 m square is located at a depth of 2.0 m in stiff clay; the saturated unit weight is
21 kN/m3. The undrained shear strength parameters being, Çu=120.0 kN/m2 and φ =0o. For a
factor of safety of 3.00 with respect to shear failure, what load the footing could carry. Ignore the
self weigh of the footing.

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q ult = CN c S c D c i c b c g c + σ'zD N q S q d q i q b q g q + 0.5 γ ′BN γ S γ d γ i γ b γ g γ
B Nq B B
S c = 1 + ( )( ) ; S q = 1 + ( ) tan φ′ ;…. S γ = 1 − 0.40 ( )
L Nc L L
d c = 1 + 0.40 k ; d q = 1 + 2k tan φ′(1 −sin φ′) 2 ; d γ = 1 .0
D / B ≤ 1 use k = D / B else k = tan −1 ( D / B )
V V
mV i = [1 − ]m ≥ 0 i γ = [1 − ]m +1 ≥ 0
ic = 1 − ≥ 0; q Ac′ ; A c ′
Ac′N c P+ P+
tan φ′ tan φ′
2+B/L 2+L/B
Loads inclined in B direction m = ; in L direction m =
1+B/L 1+L/B
α α tan φ′ 2
bc = 1 − 
; b q = b γ = (1 − )
147 57 
β
; g q = g γ = [1 − β]
2
gc = 1 −
147 

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