COS CONSULTANCY SERVICES

GEO-TECH. ENGINEERING DIVISION

ANNEXURE - C
SAFE BEARING CAPACITY CALCULATIONS ON SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS

BH-1

Name of Project : "Consultancy Services for Preparation of Detailed Project Report for
Construction of Madurai – Achambathu – Viratipathu Bypass in km 6/6 - 10/4 of NH49 Extn".

Rectangle Footing ( IS : 6403 - 1981 )

Length of footing L= 550.00 cm

Breath of footing B= 1716.00 cm

Foundation depth Df = 220.00 cm

Correction Factor for Location Water Table W' = 0.50

Corrected N Value N= 14.0

Bulk unit weight of foundation soil( Submerged ) γ= 0.00189 kg/cm3

Cohesion "C" = 0.20 kg/cm2

Angle of shearing resistance(general shear) φ= 0.00

Angle of shearing resistance(Local shear) φ' = 0.00 ( Tan-1 (2/3 * tanφ)

Safety factor F= 2.50

Effective Surcharge at the base level foundation q= 0.42 kg/cm2

Type of soil = Medium Consolidated Sand

Mode of failure = Combined (GSF & LSF) Shear Failure

Ground Water Table level = 4.50 m From NGL

If the water table is likely to rise upto the base of Founding Level or above. This case is considered as
worst condition the value of w' is taken as 0.50

The Bearing Capacity Factors are Given by the following equations

General Shear Failure

Nq = tan2 ( 45º + Ø/2) (e πtanØ ) = 1.000

Nc= (Nq -1) Cot Ø = 5.140

Nγ = 2 (Nq -1) tan Ø = 0.000
Local Shear Failure

N'q = tan2 ( 45º + Ø') (e πtanØ' ) = 1.000

N'c= (Nq -1) Cot Ø' = 5.140

N'γ = 2 (Nq -1) tan Ø' = 0.000

The Shape Factors

Shape of Footing Sc Sq Sγ Rectangle Footing
Continuous Sc =
1.0 1.0 1.0 1.624
Footing
Square Footing 1.3 1.2 0.8 Sq =
1.624
Rectangle Footing 1+0.2B/L 1+0.2B/L 1-0.4B/L Sγ =
-0.248

The Depth Factor

dc = 1 + 0.2 Df / B x tan ( π/2 + Ø/2)
= 1.000
dq = dγ = 1 for Ø<10º
= 1.000
dq = dγ = 1+0.1Df /Bxtan(π/4+Ø/2) for Ø>10º
= 1.000

The Inclination Factor

ic = iq =
1 - α /90 )^2 = 1.00
iγ =
1 - α / Ø)^2 = 1.00

α = Inclination of the load to the vertical in degress = 0

Ultimate Net Bearing Capacity:

Net Ultimate Bearing Capacity,qd =

(c*Nc* Sc*dc*ic) + (q*(Nq -1)*sq*dq*iq) +
General Shear (0.5*B*γ*Nγ*Sγ*dγ*iγ*W') = 1.67 kg/sq.cm
Failure
(2/3)*(c*N'c*Sc*dc*ic) + (q*(N'q -1)xSq*dq*iq) +
Local Shear (0.5*B*γ*N'γ*Sγ*dγ*iγ*W') = 1.114 kg/sq.cm
Failure

= 1.114+0.334x(1.67-1.114) = 1.30 kg/sq.cm

Safe Load carrying capacity :

SBC = qd / F.s = 0.520 kg/cm2 or 5.2 T/m2

51.012 kN/m2
 Settlement Calculation for cohesive soil
Qs = Pressure, Si = Immediate settlement I = Influence factor
B = width of Es= Elastic Modulus
μ = Poisson’s ratio
foundation
For, The Max
Medium Consolidated Sand E =500(N+15) Differential
Es= 14500 kN/m2 Settlement for
Sand & Gravel is
(or) Es= 1450.00 t/m2 50mm and for
(or) Es= 145.00 kg/cm2 Silt & Clay is
75mm.
0.0138 x1000
Settlement = 13.85 mm < 25 mm

Settlement Calculation for cohesionless soil

Qs = Safe
Si = Immediate settlement I = Influence factor q = surcharge
pressure
B = width of Es= Elastic Modulus
μ = Poisson’s ratio
foundation
C1 = Correction Factor for the depth of foundation embedment
C2 = Correction Factor for creep in soils
Si = C1*C2*(Qs-q)*(I/Es) ∆Z
Si = 0 cm
0 mm < 25 mm
Si= 13.84634483