Solutions of Question 1

Problems of Bearing Capacity Factors for Strip Footing Shallow Foundation by Limit Analysis
(CSE578 Soil Behaviour and Geotech. Engineering/CSE512 Advanced Geotech. Engineering)

Question 1

(a)

u ng
b b b π b V
qu ⋅ ⋅ V0 = c ⋅ ⋅ V01 + 2c ⋅ V1 ⋅ ⋅ +c⋅ ⋅ V1 + q ⋅ b ⋅ 1
2 2 2 2 2 2

Ke
b V0 V b π b V0 V
= c⋅ ⋅ + 2c ⋅ 0 ⋅ ⋅ +c⋅ ⋅ + q ⋅b⋅ 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
∴ qu = ( π + 2 ) c + q = cN c + qN q
where
Nc = π + 2
Nq = 1

ok
(b)
Kw
b b b b V
qu ⋅ ⋅ V0 = c ⋅ b ⋅ V1 + c ⋅ ⋅ V01 + c ⋅ ⋅ V2 + c ⋅ ⋅ V12 + q ⋅ b ⋅ 2
2 2 2 2 2
b b V0 b V0 V
= c ⋅ b ⋅ V0 + c ⋅ ⋅ 2V0 + c ⋅ ⋅ +c⋅ ⋅ + q ⋅b⋅ 0
2 2 2 2 2 2
HO

∴ qu = 6c + q = cN c + qN q
where
Nc = 6
Nq = 1
(c)
by

V1 = V0
ne

V01 V0
=  V01 = 3V0
sin120° sin 30°
BC = 3b
b qbV0
Do

qu ⋅ ⋅ V0 = c ⋅ 3b ⋅ V0 + c ⋅ b ⋅ 3V0 + q ⋅ b ⋅ V1 sin 30° = 2 3cbV0 +

2 2
∴ qu = 4 3c + q = cN c + qN q
where
Nc = 4 3
Nq = 1

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