Subject:

SOIL BEARING CAPACITY BY TERZAGHI

FOUNDATION DESIGN
Design Code/Ref: Proj. No. Location: Designer: Date:
Joseph E. Bowles xxxx xxxx 25-Mar-19
CODE REF. CALCULATIONS & SKECTHES

Compute the allowable bearing pressure using Terzaghi equation for the footing and soil parameters shown in
Figure 1.

D = 1.20 m footing embedment depth

g = 17.3 kN/m³ soil density
Ø = 20 deg angle of internal friction
c = 20 kPa cohesion of soil
B = 1.5 m footing size D

Footing Type: square

B
Figure 1

1.0 Find the bearing capacity. Note that this value is usually the result of geotechnical investigation.

Since:
Ø = 20 deg
Therefore from Table 4-2: From Table 4-1
Nc = 17.7 sc = 1.3
Nq = 7.4 sγ = 0.8
Nγ = 5.0

q = 20.76 =D*g

qult = ( 613.8 + 34.60 B ) kPa

qult = 665.7 kPa
q
qa = ult
Eq. 4-1 SF

SF = 3 Factor of Safety

qa = 221.9 kPa allowable bearing capacity

 Subject:
SOIL BEARING CAPACITY BY TERZAGHI
FOUNDATION DESIGN
Design Code/Ref: Proj. No. Location: Designer: Date:
Joseph E. Bowles xxxx xxxx 25-Mar-19
CODE REF. CALCULATIONS & SKECTHES
 Subject:
SHALLOW FOUNDT'N/SOIL BEARING CAPACITY BY MEYERHOF
FOUNDATION DESIGN
Design Code/Ref: Proj. No. Location: Designer: Date:
Shallow Foundation xxxx xxxx 25-Mar-19
CODE/REF. CALCULATIONS & SKECTHES

Shallow P
Foundation, by 1.0 Design Parameters
Braja M. Das
B= 0.60 m
L= 1.20 m FGL
D= 0.60 m
c= 48.0 kPa Df

f= 25 deg
g= 18 kN/m³ B

2.0 Determine the ultimate vertical load that the foundation can cary by using Meyerhof's values.
Eq. 2.83

Eq. 2.66

Eq. 2.67

Eq. 2.72

3.0 From Table 2.3 Meyerhof's bearing capacity factor:

Since:
f = 25 deg
Nc = 20.72
Nq = 10.66
Ng = 6.77
3.1 Refer from Table 2.5 Summary of shape and depth factors.

lcs = 1.246

lqs = 1.123
lgs = 1.123

lcd = 1.314

lqd = 1.157
lgd = 1.157
 Subject:
SHALLOW FOUNDT'N/SOIL BEARING CAPACITY BY MEYERHOF
FOUNDATION DESIGN
Design Code/Ref: Proj. No. Location: Designer: Date:
Shallow Foundation xxxx xxxx 25-Mar-19
CODE/REF. CALCULATIONS & SKECTHES

Therefore: from Eq. 2.83

q = 10.8 kPa

qu = 1825.42 kN/m²

SF = 3 Factor of Safety

qa = 608.47 kN/m²
 Subject:
SHALLOW FOUNDT'N/SOIL BEARING CAPACITY BY MEYERHOF
FOUNDATION DESIGN
Design Code/Ref: Proj. No. Location: Designer: Date:
Shallow Foundation xxxx xxxx 25-Mar-19
CODE/REF. CALCULATIONS & SKECTHES
 Subject:
HANZEN - BEARING CAPACITY
FOUNDATION DESIGN Design Code/Ref: Proj. No. Location: Designer: Date:
Joseph E. Bowles xxxx xxxx 25-Mar-19
CODE REF. CALCULATIONS & SKECTHES
1.0 Design Parameters

Columns: Footing: Loads:

B = 1.80 m c1 = 0.40 m P = 1800 kN
L = 1.80 m c2 = 0.40 m Mx = 450 kN-m
My = 360 kN-m
Soil Parameters:
f = 36 deg g = 18 kN/m³
c = 20 kPa d = 6.1 m water table depth
D = 1.8 m SF = 3.0

ex

My ey

L' X
L

2ex

B'

2ey

V
My

D
d

Figure 1.0

2.0 Required: Allowable soil pressure, if SF = 3.0

ey = 0.25
ex = 0.20

B/6 = 0.30 m > e

Bmin = 1.4 < B given, Ok.

Lmin = 1.2 < B given, Ok.
 Subject:
HANZEN - BEARING CAPACITY
FOUNDATION DESIGN Design Code/Ref: Proj. No. Location: Designer: Date:
Joseph E. Bowles xxxx xxxx 25-Mar-19
CODE REF. CALCULATIONS & SKECTHES
B' = 1.30 m ( B' < L' )
L' = 1.40 m ( L' > B' )

From: Table 4-4

at f = 36 deg
Nc = 51
Nq = 38
Ng = 40

Nq/Nc = 0.745
2 tanf(1-sinf)2 = 0.247

D/B = 1.0

sc = 1.69
dc = 1.40

sq = 1.55
dq = 1.25

sy = 0.63 > 0.60 Ok!

dy = 1.0 for all f as per Table 4.5a from J. A. Bowles

ii = 1.0 not 0.0
gi = 1.0 not 0.0
bi = 1.0 not 0.0

qult = 5081 kPa #ADDIN?

For SF = 3.0 the allowable soil pressure qa is

qa = 1694 kPa

The actual soil pressure is:

qact = 989 kPa

Note that the allowable pressure qa is very large, and the actual soil pressure qact is also large.
Some geotechnical consultants routenly limit the maximum allowable soil pressure to around
500 kPa in recommendations to clients for design wheter settlement is a factor or not. Small
footings with large column loads are visually not very confidence-inspiring during construction,
and with such a large load involved this in cetainly not the location to be excessively
conservative.