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Soil bearing capacity
Geotechdata.info - Updated 15.04.2015
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Allowable bearing capacity: The maximum pressure that can be applied to the soil from the
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1. Acceptable safety factor against shear failure below the foundation
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Ultimate bearing capacity: The minimum pressure that would cause the shear failure of the
supporting soil immediately below and adjacent to the foundation.
The utimate bearing capacity for shallow foundations can be calculated using the relation proposed by
Terzaghi [3]:
and
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B, L, D Width, Length and Depth of foundation,
In case of a rectangular foundation, the terms of the above relations should be multiplied by the
respective shape factors as follows [6]:
In case the loads are not applied vertically, additional factors should be also considered for inclined
loads.
Geotechdata_Bearing_Capacity.xlsx
REFERENCES
Citation :
Geotechdata.info, Soil Bearing capacity, http://geotechdata.info/parameter/bearing-capacity.html (as of
April 15, 2015).
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