BEARING CAPACITY OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS

Terzaghi and Vesic Methods

Date June 14, 2018

Identification

Input Results
Units of Measurement Terzaghi Vesic
SI SI or E Bearing Capacity
q ult = 14,929 kPa 14,243 kPa
Foundation Information qa= 7,465 kPa 7,121 kPa
Shape SQ SQ, CI, CO, or RE
B= 2.65 m Allowable Column Load
L= 2.65 m P= 52,419 kN 50,009 kN
D= 1 m

Soil Information
c= 2000 kPa
phi = 0 deg
gamma = 109 kN/m^3
Dw = 4 m

Factor of Safety
F= 2