A Barnes and Books is interested in purchasing a two-story building for a new

retail store. They plan to use the first floor as the display/sales area and the

second floor for storage of inventory. Before buying the property, they have sked

you to verify the building will be safe for the intended use. You must determine if

the interior columns will carry a load of 32 kips (32,000 lbs.), the columns rest on

spread footings which are 4'-0" X 6'-0" X 1'-6" thick. Note the column load does

not include the weight of the footing. If the footing rests on silty sand can the

Does footing safely carry the column load?