BEARING CAPACITY OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONSTerzaghi Method

Date April 22, 2023Identification Example 6.4

INPUT Terzaghi ResultsUnits of Measurement

SI SI or E Bearing Capacityq ult = 2,433 kPa

Foundation Information q a = 608 kPaShape SQ SQ, CI, CO, or RE

B = 2 m Allowable Column LoadL = 2 m P = 2,244 kND = 2 m

Soil Informationc = 40 kPa

phi = 30 deggamma = 18 kN/m^3

Dw = 0 m

Factor of SafetyF = 4

Terzaghi Computations

Unit conversion 1 3.350802

9.8 37.16

0.523599 22.46

189 20.1223.6 8.2

coefficient #1 = 1.3coefficient #3 = 0.4

16.4

a q =

g w = Nc =

f (radians) Nq =

W footing N g =g conc g ' =

s zD' =

Shome S DeyBEARING CAPACITY OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONSMeyerhof Method

Date April 22, 2023Identification Example 4-2

INPUTUnits of Measurement Meyerhof Results

(Vertical Load)

E SI or E

Bearing CapacityFoundation Information q ult = 246 lb/ft^2

Shape RE SQ, CI, CO, or RE q a = 82 lb/ft^2B = 3 ft

L = 4.16 ft Allowable Column LoadD = 2 ft P = -3 k

Soil Informationc = 0 lb/ft^2

0 deg123 lb/ft^3

Dw = 10 ft (Assumed)

Factor of SafetyF = 3

Meyerhof Computations

Unit conversion 1000 5.14

62.4 1.14

0 1.13

3744 1.00

150 1.00

1.00

0.00

1.00

1.00123

Kp = 1B/L = 0.721154D/B = 0.666667

246

f =g =

Nc =

g w = sc =

f (radians) dc =

W footing Nq =

g conc sq =

dq =

N g =

s g =

d g =g' =

s zD' =