FIgure 6.

29 Effective area for case IV where eLyL,

and eByB,

(Based on Highter,

W. H. and Anders, J. C. (1985). “Dimensioning Footings Subjected to Eccentric Loads,”

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 111,

No. GT5, pp. 659–665.)

Qu

FIgure 6.30 Effective area for circular

foundation

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6.12 BearIng capacIty—two-way eccentrIcIty 247

example 6.10

A square foundation is shown in Figure 6.31, with eL50.3 mand eB50.15 m.

Assume two-way eccentricity, and determine the ultimate load, Qu

SolutIon

We have

eL

0.3

1.5

50.2

and

eB

0.15

1.5

50.1

This case is similar to that shown in Figure 6.27a. From Figure 6.27b, for eLyL50.2

and eByB50.1,

L1

<0.85; L15s0.85ds1.5d51.275 m

taBle 6.10 Variation of A9yR

and B9yRwith
eRyRfor Circular Foundations

eRyR A9yR

B9yR

0.1 2.8 1.85

0.2 2.4 1.32

0.3 2.0 1.2

0.4 1.61 0.80

0.5 1.23 0.67

0.6 0.93 0.50

0.7 0.62 0.37

0.8 0.35 0.23

0.9 0.12 0.12

1.0 0 0

Sand

5 18 kN/m

-9 5 308

c9 5 0

1.5 m 31.5 m

0.7 m

1.5 m

1.5 m

L50.3 m
e

B50.15 m

FIgure 6.31 An eccentrically

loaded foundation

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248 cHapter6 SHallow FoundatIonS: ultImate BearIng capacIty

and

L2

<0.21; L25s0.21ds1.5d50.315 m

From Eq. (6.75),

A9 5

sL11L2

dB5

s1.27510.315ds1.5d51.193 m

2
From Eq. (6.77),

L9 5L151.275 m

From Eq. (6.76),

B9 5

A9

L9

1.193

1.275

50.936 m

Note from Eq. (6.55) with c9 50,

q9

u5qNqFqsFqdFqi1

gB9NgFgsFgdFgi

where q5s0.7ds18d512.6 kN/m

For f9 5308,from Table 6.2, Nq518.4and Ng522.4.Thus from Table 6.3,

Fqs5111

B9

L9

tan f9 5111
0.936

1.275

tan 308 51.424

Fgs5120.4

B9

L9

25120.4

0.936

1.275

250.706

Fqd5112 tan f9s12sin f9d

Df

511

s0.289ds0.7d

1.5

51.135

and

Fgd 51

So

Qu5A9q9
u5A9sqNqFqsFqd1

gB9NgFgsFgd

5s1.193d[s12.6ds18.4ds1.424ds1.135d

1s0.5ds18ds0.936ds22.4ds0.706ds1d]<606 kN

example 6.11

Consider the foundation shown in Figure 6.31 with the following changes:

eL5 0.18 m

eB5 0.12 m

For the soil, g 5 16.5 kN/m

f9 5 25°

c9 5 25 kN/m

Determine the ultimate load, Qu

SolutIon

eL

0.18
1.5

50.12;

eB

0.12

1.5

50.08

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