Soil Properties

General Shear Failure Local Shear Failure Strip footing:

in kPa c 30 c' 20
in Degrees 25 ' 17 Df (in m)
in kN/m3 15 15 B (in m)
in kN/m 3 w 10 w 10 F.S
in kN/m3 Sat 16 Sat 16
in kN/m 3
' 6 ' 6

= ' If the water table is at or above mud line.

' = Sat-w Offshore soils are assumed to be saturated.

Nc Nq N Rectangular/Square footing:
() ()25.13 () 12.72 8.34

14.6 5.45 2.18

Df (in m)
Nc Nq N B (in m)
0 5.7 1 0 L (in m)
1 6 1.1 0.01 F.S
2 6.3 1.22 0.04
3 6.62 1.35 0.06
4 6.97 1.49 0.1
5 7.34 1.64 0.14 Circle/Triangle footing:
6 7.73 1.81 0.2
7 8.15 2 0.27
8 8.6 2.21 0.35 Df (in m)
9 9.09 2.44 0.44 B (in m)
10 9.61 2.69 0.56 F.S
11 10.16 2.98 0.69
12 10.76 3.29 0.85
13 11.41 3.63 1.04
14 12.11 4.02 1.26
15 12.86 4.45 1.52 Triangular shape is a right
angled triangle with 2 sides
16 13.68 4.92 1.82 equal to B.
17 14.6 5.45 2.18
18 15.12 6.04 2.59
19 16.57 6.7 3.07 Multiplication modifiers for water tabl
20 17.69 7.44 3.64
21 18.92 8.26 4.31
22 20.27 9.19 5.09
23 21.75 10.23 6
24 23.36 11.4 7.08
25 25.13 12.72 8.34
26 27.09 14.21 9.84
27 29.24 15.9 11.6
28 31.61 17.81 13.7
29 34.24 19.98 16.18
30 37.16 22.46 19.13
31 40.41 25.28 22.65
32 44.04 28.52 26.87
33 48.09 32.23 31.94
34 52.64 36.5 38.04
35 57.75 41.44 45.41
36 63.53 47.16 54.36
37 70.01 53.8 65.27
38 77.5 61.55 78.61
39 85.97 70.61 95.03
40 95.66 81.27 115.31
41 106.81 93.85 140.51
42 119.67 108.75 171.99
43 134.58 126.5 211.56
44 151.95 147.74 261.6
45 172.28 173.28 325.34
46 196.22 204.19 407.11
47 224.55 241.8 512.84
48 258.28 287.85 650.87
49 298.71 344.63 831.99
50 347.5 415.14 1072.8
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2
3 qu = 1323.15 kPa qu =
3
qnu = qu - Df = 1293.15 kPa qnu = qu - Df =

qna = 431.05 kPa qna =

General Shear Failure Local Shear Failure

angular/Square footing:

6 qu = 2574.735 kPa qu =
10
20 qnu = qu - Df = 2484.735 kPa qnu = qu - Df =
1
qna = 2484.735 kPa qna =

General Shear Failure Local Shear Failure

e/Triangle footing:

3 qu = 1582.494 kPa qu =
0.8
3 qnu = qu - Df = 1537.494 kPa qnu = qu - Df =

qna = 512.498 kPa qna =

ngular shape is a right The triangular mudmat is taken for

ed triangle with 2 sides calculation as an equivalent circle of
l to B. diameter = 0.8B (Area remaining same)

iplication modifiers for water table:

Local Shear Failure

504.55 kPa

474.55 kPa

158.183 kPa

Local Shear Failure

973.45 kPa

883.45 kPa

883.45 kPa

Local Shear Failure

632.698 kPa B

587.698 kPa
B
195.899 kPa

B
 Soil Properties
General Shear Failure Local Shear Failure
in kPa c 20 c' 13.333
in Degrees 0 ' 0
in kN/m3 15 15
in kN/m3 w 10 w 10
in kN/m 3 Sat 16 Sat 16
in kN/m3 ' 6 ' 6

= ' If the water table is at or above mud line.

' = Sat-w Offshore soils are assumed to be saturated.
Df 6
B 10 Strip
L 20 Nc 5.6
qnu General Shear Failure 112
qnu Local Shear Failure 74.665

Triangular shape is a right The triangular mudmat is taken for

angled triangle with 2 sides calculation as an equivalent circle of
equal to B. diameter = 0.8B (Area remaining same)
Circle/Square/Triangle Rectangle
6.72 8.25
134.4 165
89.598 109.997