{"id":152892,"date":"2023-07-27T13:58:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T08:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=152892"},"modified":"2023-07-27T13:58:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T08:28:45","slug":"the-load-on-a-rcc-column-is-150-kn-the-soil-bearing-capacity-is-80-kn-m2-assuming-a-factor-of-safety-of-1-2-the-side-of-the-square-column","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/the-load-on-a-rcc-column-is-150-kn-the-soil-bearing-capacity-is-80-kn-m2-assuming-a-factor-of-safety-of-1-2-the-side-of-the-square-column\/","title":{"rendered":"The load on a RCC column is 150 kN. The soil bearing capacity is 80 kN\/m2. Assuming a factor of safety of 1.2, the side of the square column"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Q. The load on a RCC column is 150 kN. The soil bearing capacity is 80 kN\/m<sup>2<\/sup>. Assuming a factor of safety of 1.2, the side of the square column footing is________________ meter <em>(rounded off to one decimal place).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>0.5 meter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 meter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1.5 meter<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2.5 meter<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Explanation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Load on column = 150 kN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Design load considering factor of safety = 150 \u00d7 1.2 = 180 kN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soil bearing capacity = 80 kN\/m2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Area of footing required =180\/80=2.25 sq m\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Side of footing = \u221a2.25 = 1.5 meter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q. The load on a RCC column is 150 kN. The soil bearing capacity is 80 kN\/m2. Assuming a factor of safety of 1.2, the side of the square column footing is________________ meter (rounded off to one decimal place). 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