assuming you are talking about a 122-ft diameter CIRCLE, 5-ft deep, that works out to 11690 cubic feet of excavated soil (neat volume). This equals 2338 cubic feet per lift (11690/5). Assuming a dry soil unit weight of 98pcf, the weight of the excavated soil is 1,145,620 lbs. (229,124 lbs per...
In a laymens term summary, a stress path will tell you if the soil is over under consolidated (uncommon, unloading stress condition), normally consolidated (never been consolidated more then that), or over consolidated (was once more heavily loaded, was compressed more then it is now and has...
A foundation ratio of L/B greater than 10 can accurately be considered a infinite strip for a plane strain condition. Greater than 2 can be modeled with plane strain condition depending on constraints and the model you are using. A L/B ratio of less than 2 should generally not be considered an...
