UNITY UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL
ENGINEERING

A TEMPLATE FOR BEARING CAPACITY CALCULATION

FOR THE COURSE SOIL MECHANICS-II
This template can be used for the calculation of the ultimate bearing capacity of
footings using either Meyerhof's or Hansen's bearing capacity equations.

Prepared by: Feysel Nesru

November, 2016
 INPUT CALCULATION STEPS
Foundation & GWT Data Effective width B'
Width of Foundation B 2.50 m Effective length L'
Length of Foundation L 2.50 m Effective unit weight γ'
Depth of Foundation Df 2.00 m Height of wedge zone H
Depth of GWT from the Ground Z 1.50 m Equivalent unit weight γequ
Soil Data Overburden Pressure q
Cohesion c 10 KN/m2 Nc
Bearing Capacity
Angle of internal friction φ 20 o
Factors Nq
Unit weight of soil γ 18 KN/m3
Nγ
Saturated unit weight of soil γsat 20 KN/m3 Sc
Load Inclination & Eccenticity Data Shape Factors Sq
Load iInclination with the vertical α 0 o
Sγ
Eccentricity in the width direction eB 0.04 m dc
Eccentricity in the length direction eL 0 m Depth Factors dq
dγ
ic
Inclination Factors iq
iγ
TION STEPS RESULT
2.42 c-term 254.30 KPa
2.50 q-term 274.06 KPa
10.19 γ-term 47.21 KPa
1.79 qu 575.58 KPa
10.19
32.10
14.84
6.40
2.87
1.39
1.20
1.20
1.23
1.11
1.11
1.00
1.00
1.00
 INPUT CALCULATION STEPS
Foundation & GWT Data Effective width B'
Width of Foundation B 3.00 m Effective length L'
Length of Foundation L 3.20 m Effective unit weight γ'
Depth of Foundation Df 2.00 m Height of wedge zone H
Depth of GWT from the Ground Z 100.00 m Equivalent unit weight γequ
Ground inclination angle β 0.00 o
Overburden Pressure q
Foundation base inclination angle η 0.00 o Nc
Bearing Capacity Nq
Soil Data Factors
Cohesion c 15 KN/m2 Nγ
Angle of internal friction φ 25 o ScB
Shape Factors in the SqB
Unit weight of soil γ 18 KN/m3
width (B) direction
Saturated unit weight of soil γsat 19 KN/m3 SγB
Load Data ScL
Shape Factors in the SqL
Vertical Load V 2500 KN
length (L) direction
Horizontal Load in the width durection HB 600 KN SγL
Horizontal Load in the length durection HL 700 KN dcB
eB Depth Factors in the dqB
Eccentricity in the width direction 0 m
width (B) direction
Eccentricity in the length direction eL 0 m dγB
Assumed Parameters dcL
Depth Factors in the dqL
Adhesion factor (0.6-1) 1
length (L) direction
Skin friction factor (0.5-1) 1 dγL
Exponent for iq equation (2 ≤ α1 ≤ 5) α1 2.5 icB
Exponent for iγ equation (2 ≤ α2 ≤ 5) α2 Inclination Factors in iqB
3.5 the width (B) direction
iγB
icL
Inclination Factors in iqL
the length (L) direction
iγL
bc
Foundation base bq
inclination Factors
bγ
gc
Ground inclination gq
Factors
gγ
TION STEPS RESULT (B SIDE)
3.00 c-term 387.58 KPa
3.20 q-term 453.68 KPa
9.19 γ-term 81.52 KPa
2.35 qu 922.77 KPa
18.00
36.00 RESULT (L SIDE)
20.72 c-term 367.99 KPa
10.66 q-term 434.82 KPa
6.76 γ-term 77.82 KPa
1.35 qu 880.63 KPa
1.30
0.79 The Ultimate Bearing
1.38 Capacity is the smaller of
1.32 the two values
0.78 qu 880.63 KPa
1.27
1.21
1.00
1.25
1.19
1.00
0.73
0.75
0.57
0.69
0.72
0.51
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00