A building having column loads of 3.6 MN is to be founded on a non- cohesive silt having = 26 and a saturated unit weight of 20 kN/m. The water table is at ground level. The footings will be 0.8 m deep. Figure PS2-1, represents a plate load test data carried out at the site. If the allowable settlement is 25 mm determine the allowable bearing capacity in kPa governed by settlement criterion. (2 d.p) Settlement (mm) 0 -10 -20 8 -40 8 -50 -60 0 10 300 mm x 300 mm Plate 20 30 40 Load (kN) 50 FIGURE PS2-1-LOAD-SETTLEMENT GRAPH 60 70