Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Nc
Nq
40
95.7
81.3
100.4
Week 8
Bearing capacity of footings
resting on two layers
Df
B
c1
c2
H1
Top layer
Bottom layer
TWO CASES
Df
B
c1
c2
H1
Top layer
Bottom layer
Df
B
c1
c2
H1
Top layer
Bottom layer
Solution:
Step (1): Check H; H = 0.5 B tan(45+ 1/2)
= 0.5 x 1.5 x tan(45 +40/2)
= 1.60>0.8m
Therefore, the footing is affected by the second layer, i.e., a two layer problem
END OF WEEK 8