BEARING CAPACITY

SHALLOW FOUNDATION

INPUT
B= 1.2 m
DIMENSION OF FOOTING L= 1.2 m
H= 0.3 m
COHESION C= 0 kN/m2
Friction angle phi= 25 Degree
Soil density of seating pad ɤsoil= 18.0 kN/m3
Depth of footing D= 1.5 m

Terzaghi (1943) Bearing Capacity Quick estimate. Not suitable for footing with moment and horizontal force
Very cohesive soil with D/B<1
Bearing capacity factor Nq= 12.720
Nc= 25.135
Nɤ= 3.640 Read from enclosed table
UlTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY Qult= 382.764 kPa
ALLOWABLE BEARING CAPACITY Qall= 123.988 kPa

Meyerh(1963) of Bearing capacity

INPUT
Vertical load V= 3000 kN
Horizontal load in X direction Hx= 0 kN
Horizontal load in Y direction Hy= 0 kN
Moment in X direction Mx= 0 kN/m
Moment in Y direction My= 0 kN/m
Anlge of inclination θ= 0.000 degree
Excentricity in X direction (B) ex= 0m
Excentricity in L direction (L) e y= 0m
Effective base of footing B'= 1.2 m
Effective length of footing L'= 1.2 m
Bearing capacity factors of Meyerhof Nq= 10.662
Nc= 20.721
Nɤ= 6.766
Earth Passive Pressure Kp= 2.464
Shape factor Sc= 1.493
Sq=Sɤ= 1.246
Depth factor dc= 1.392
dq=dɤ= 1.196
Inclination ic=iq= 1.000
iɤ= 1.000
UlTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY Qult= 538.150 kPa
ALLOWABLE BEARING CAPACITY Qall= 175.783 kPa
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