CE 510 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING

GROUP 2 CE52FC1

DESPOSADO, KIM JOSHUA C.

EBUEN, JENNY AISHAIMA A.

ESPEJON, MARVIN

FRANCISCO, MARK JEFFERSON F.

GAN, JOHN P. (b) With a rough rigid base located at a shallow depth.

GILE, RACHEL 1
= + + 2

ULTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY OF

SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS: SPECIAL
CASES
Assumption is that the soil supporting the foundation is homogenous
and extends to great depth below the bottom of the foundation. They
also assume that the ground surface is horizontal. However, that is not
true in all cases.

FOUNDATION SUPPORTED BY A SOIL WITH A RIGID BASE AT

SHALLOW DEPTH

Failure surface under a rough continuous foundation:

Variation of D/B with soil friction angle

(a) Homogeneous soil extending to a great depth

1
= + + 2

, , = Modified Bearing Capacity Factors

= Width of Foundation

= Unit Weight of Soil Mandela and Salencons bearing capacity factor N*

 Mandela and Salencons bearing capacity factor N*

Rectangular Foundation on Granular Soil

Neglecting the depth factors, the ultimate bearing capacity of rough

circular and rectangular foundations on a sand layer ( c = 0 ) with a
rough, rigid base located at a shallow depth can be given as
1
= + 2

Where ( , ) modified shape factors.

The shape factors are functions of H/B and

= 1 1 ( )


= 1 2 ( )

(Variations of 1 & 2 with with)

Foundation on Saturated Clay
Mandela and Salencon (1972) performed calculations to evaluate
For Saturated Clay (under the undrained condition, or = 0) will N* for continuous foundations. Similarly, Buisman (1940) gave the
simplify to the form. following relationship for obtaining the ultimate bearing capacity of
square foundations:
= +