BEARINGCAPACITYBYVESIC'SMETHOD

Reference:Das,"FundamentalsofGeotechnicalEngineering,"Section12.2
Name
Date
05/05/15
Identification DasExample12.1
Input
UnitsofMeasurement
SI SIorE

w= 9.81 kN/m^3

FoundationInformation
Shape

Loading

B=

1.30 m

L=

1.30 m

Df=
0.70
SoilInformation
c=
0.00
30.00
=
=
18.00
=
18.00
Dw=
10.00
FactorofSafety
F=
3.00
Calculations

0.00

0.00

RE SQ,CI,CO,orRE

(deg)=

20.00

kPa
Leave satblankifnowater.
deg
sat=
kN/m^3
SoilAboveFoundationBase
sat=
kN/m^3
SoilBelowFoundationBase
m
DepthofWaterBelowGroundSurface

(deg)=

30.00

Nc=

###

B=

1.30

(rad)=

0.52

Nq=

###

L=

1.30

(deg)=

20.00

N=

###

A=

1.30

Df/B=

c
0.00

Nc
30.14

Fcs
Fcd
1.61 1.22

Fci
0.60

qu
0

kPa

q
12.60

Nq
18.40

Fqs
Fqd
1.58 1.16

Fqi
0.60

256

kPa

432.0

B
1.30

N
22.40

Fs
Fd
0.60 1.00

Fi
0.11

17

kPa

29.5

FS=

3.00

GrossUltimate= 273
NetUltimate= 260
GrossAllowable= 91
NetAllowable= 87

kPa
kPa
kPa
kPa

461.5
440.2
153.8
146.7

18.00

0.00

B'=

0.00

L'=

0.54

A'=
Qu

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FoundationBase
FoundationBase

1.30
1.30
1.69

kN

kN
kN
kN
kN
kN
kN

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L

FoundationswithOneWayEccentricity
Qult=

0.00

Mx=

0.00

B=

1.30

My=

0.00

L=

1.30

0.000

0.00

B
L

e /B
B

0.00

B'=

e /L=
L

0.00

L'=
A'=

NoWarning
FoundationswithTwoWayEccentricity
Qult=

0.00

Mx=

0.00

B=

1.30

My=

0.00

L=

1.30

CaseI:
B1=
A'=
CaseII:
L1/L=
L1=
A'=
CaseIII:

CaseIV:

False
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00

0.00

B
L

e /B
B

e /L=
L

L1=
B'=

0.00
0.00

L'= 0.00

L2/L=
L2=
B'=

0.00
0.00

L'= 0.00

0.00
0.00

L'= 0.00

0.00
0.00

L'= 0.00

B1/B=
B2/B=
B1= 0.00
B2=
A'= 0.00
B'=
SeeFigure12.11b
B2/B=
L2/L=
B2= 0.00
L2=
A'= 0.85
B'=

= 0.00
0.00

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