SOIL BEARING CAPACITY CALCULATION:
Project:
Location:
Reference:
1. B.M. Das. Principles of Geotechnical Engineering. 8th Ed.
Input Parameters:
kN
γs := 17.5 (Unit weight of soil)
3
m
cs := 72.0kPa (Cohesion)
ϕs := 0.0deg (Internal angle of friction)
ftgtype := 2 (Footing type 1: Strip)
(Footing type 2: Square)
(Footing type 3: Circular)
(Footing type 4: Rectangular)
Bin := 1.0m (Input foundation width/diameter)
Lin := 1.0m (Input foundation length)
Df := 2.5m (Foundation depth)
dw := 0.0m (GWT level measured from NGL)
Lfin := ∞ 1 m if ftgtype = 1
Bin if ftgtype = 2
Bin if ftgtype = 3
Lin if ftgtype = 4
Lfin = 1 m (Final foundation length)
β := 0deg (Angle of inclination wrt vert. axis)
Terzaghi Bearing Capacity Factors:
2
ϕs π tan( ϕs)
Nq := tan 45deg + e =1 (BC factor for overburden pressure)
2
( ) ( )
Nγ := 2 Nq + 1 tan ϕs = 0 (BC factor for unit weight)
Nc := 5.14 if ϕs = 0deg = 5.14 (BC factor for cohesion)
N - 1 1 otherwise
( q ) tan ϕ
( s)
Meyerhof Shape Factors:
Bin Nq
Fcs := 1 + L N = 1.195 (Shape factor for cohesion)
fin c
Bin
Fqs := 1 + L tan( ϕs) = 1 (Shape factor for overburden press.)
fin
Bin
Fγs := 1 - 0.4 = 0.6 (Shape factor for unit weight)
Lfin
Meyerhof Depth Factors:
Df
Check1 := = 2.5
Bin
Check2 := ϕs = 0 deg
Fqd := 1 if Check1 1 Check2 = 0
2 f
D
1 + 2 (tan( ϕs)) ( 1 - sin( ϕs) ) B if Check1 1 Check2 > 0
in
1 if Check1 > 1 Check2 = 0
2 Df
1 + 2 tan( ϕs) ( 1 - sin( ϕs)) atan B if Check1 > 1 Check2 > 0
in
Fqd = 1 (Depth factor for overburden press.)
Df
Fcd := 1 + 0.4 B if Check1 1 Check2 = 0
in
1 - Fqd
Fqd - N tan ϕ if Check1 1 Check2 > 0
c ( s)
Df
1 + 0.4 atan B if Check1 > 1 Check2 = 0
in
1 - Fqd
Fqd - N tan ϕ if Check1 > 1 Check2 > 0
c ( s)
Fcd = 1.476 (Depth factor for cohesion)
Fγd := 1.0 (Depth factor for unit weight)
Meyerhof Inclination Factors:
2
Fqi := 1 -
β
=1 (Inclination factor for overburden)
90deg
Fci := Fqi = 1 (Inclination factor for cohesion)
Fγi := 1 -
β
=1 (Inclination factor for unit weight)
ϕs
Effects of Ground Water Table:
kN
γw := 9.81 (Unit weight of water)
3
m
Case := 1 if d w Df =1 (GWT case)
(
2 if 0 dw - Df Bin )
(
3 if d w - Df > Bin )
es := 0.6 (Assumed void ratio of soil)
es kN
γsat := γs + 1 + e γw = 21.179 3 (Saturated unit weight of soil)
s m
q := γs d w + ( γsat - γw) ( Df - d w) if dw Df
(γs Df ) (
if 0 d w - Df B in )
(γs Df ) (
if d w - Df > Bin )
q = 28.422 kPa (Overburden pressure @ ftg level)
kN
γprime := γsat - γw = 11.369 (Effective unit weight of soil)
3
m
dw kN
γbar := γprime +
Bin
( )
γs - γprime = 11.369
3
(Modified unit weight of soil for C2)
m
General Bearing Capacity Equation:
FS := 3.0 (Factor of safety against GSF)
qu := c N F F F + q N F F F + 1
γprime Bin Nγ Fγs Fγd Fγi if Case = 1
s c cs cd ci q qs qd qi
2
c N F F F + q N F F F + 1
γbar Bin Nγ Fγs Fγd Fγi if Case = 2
s c cs cd ci q qs qd qi
2
c N F F F + q N F F F + 1
γs Bin Nγ Fγs Fγd Fγi if Case = 3
s c cs cd ci q qs qd qi
2
qu = 680.983 kPa (Gross ultimate bearing capacity)
qunet := q u - q = 652.561 kPa (Net ultimate bearing capacity)
qu
qagross := = 226.994 kPa (Gross allowable bearing capacity)
FS
qu - q
qanet := = 217.52 kPa (Net allowable bearing capacity)
FS
