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qu = c' Nc q Nq B N : Continuous or Strip Foundation
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Nc = Nq 1 cot'
3 ' tan ( ')
2
e
4 2
Nq =
2
2 cos 45
'
2
1 K p
N = 1 tan ( ')
2 2
( cos ( ') )
Figure: Bearing Capacity Failure in Soil under a Rough Rigid Continuous (Strip) Foundation
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qu = c' N'c q N'q B N' : Continuous or Strip Foundation
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N'c , N'q and N' Modified bearing capacity factors, can be calculated by using the bearing
capacity factor equations (for Nc , Nq and N , respectively) by replacing ' by
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'bar = tan tan ( ')
2
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Case I: 0 D1 Df
q = effective surcharge = D1 D2 ' = D1 D2 sat w
Case II: 0 d B
q = ' ( ') Df
d
B
Case III: d B
In this case, the water will have no effect on the ultimate bearing capacity
Example
kN
Unit Weight of Concrete c 25
3
m
kN
Unit Weight of Soil s 16.5
3
m
d 1.2m
kN
Saturated Unit Weight of Soil sat 18.5
3
m
kN
Unit Weight of Water 9.81
3
or Water Density m
kN
Cohesion of the Underlying Soil c' 90
2
m
Soil Friction Angle for Underlying Soil ' 18deg
Factor of Safety FS 3
Failure Mode