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List out the assumptions made by Terzaghi for his bearing capacity theory.

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advanced geotechnical engineering

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Assumptions

• The footing is a strip footing.
• The base of the footing is laid at a shallow depth.
• The shearing resistance of the soil between the surface and the depth Df is neglected
• General shear failure is assumed.
• Shear strength is governed by Mohr-Coulomb criterion.

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