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Elements of Soil Mechanics, 8th Edition Bearing Capacity Factors
Elements of Soil Mechanics, 8th Edition Bearing Capacity Factors
This spreadsheet presents Table 8.1 from the book, together with the plot
Ng derived in the table.
In addition, the shape and depth factors (see Sections 8.6.2 and 8.6.3 in t
be determined for a range of depths and foundation shapes using the last
φ Nc Nq Nγ Nγ (EC7) φ
0 5.14 1.00 0.00 0.00 25
1 5.38 1.09 0.07 0.00 26
2 5.63 1.20 0.15 0.01 27
3 5.90 1.31 0.24 0.03 28
4 6.19 1.43 0.34 0.06 29
5 6.49 1.57 0.45 0.10 30
6 6.81 1.72 0.57 0.15 31
7 7.16 1.88 0.71 0.22 32
8 7.53 2.06 0.86 0.30 33
9 7.92 2.25 1.03 0.40 34
10 8.34 2.47 1.22 0.52 35
11 8.80 2.71 1.44 0.66 36
12 9.28 2.97 1.69 0.84 37
13 9.81 3.26 1.97 1.05 38
14 10.37 3.59 2.29 1.29 39
15 10.98 3.94 2.65 1.58 40
16 11.63 4.34 3.06 1.91 41
17 12.34 4.77 3.53 2.31 42
18 13.10 5.26 4.07 2.77 43
19 13.93 5.80 4.68 3.30 44
20 14.83 6.40 5.39 3.93 45
21 15.81 7.07 6.20 4.66 46
22 16.88 7.82 7.13 5.51 47
23 18.05 8.66 8.20 6.50 48
24 19.32 9.60 9.44 7.66 49
50
φ Nc Nq Nγ Nγ (EC7)
0 5.14 1.00 0.00 0.00
1 5.38 1.09 0.07 0.00
2 5.63 1.20 0.15 0.01
3 5.90 1.31 0.24 0.03
4 6.19 1.43 0.34 0.06
5 6.49 1.57 0.45 0.10
6 6.81 1.72 0.57 0.15
7 7.16 1.88 0.71 0.22
8 7.53 2.06 0.86 0.30
9 7.92 2.25 1.03 0.40
10 8.34 2.47 1.22 0.52
11 8.80 2.71 1.44 0.66
12 9.28 2.97 1.69 0.84
13 9.81 3.26 1.97 1.05
14 10.37 3.59 2.29 1.29
15 10.98 3.94 2.65 1.58
16 11.63 4.34 3.06 1.91
17 12.34 4.77 3.53 2.31
18 13.10 5.26 4.07 2.77
19 13.93 5.80 4.68 3.30
20 14.83 6.40 5.39 3.93
21 15.81 7.07 6.20 4.66
22 16.88 7.82 7.13 5.51
23 18.05 8.66 8.20 6.50
24 19.32 9.60 9.44 7.66
25 20.72 10.66 10.88 9.01
26 22.25 11.85 12.54 10.59
27 23.94 13.20 14.47 12.43
28 25.80 14.72 16.72 14.59
29 27.86 16.44 19.34 17.12
30 30.14 18.40 22.40 20.09
31 32.67 20.63 25.99 23.59
32 35.49 23.18 30.21 27.72
33 38.64 26.09 35.19 32.59
34 42.16 29.44 41.06 38.37
35 46.12 33.30 48.03 45.23
36 50.59 37.75 56.31 53.40
37 55.63 42.92 66.19 63.18
38 61.35 48.93 78.02 74.90
39 67.87 55.96 92.25 89.01
40 75.31 64.20 109.41 106.05
41 83.86 73.90 130.21 126.74
42 93.71 85.37 155.54 151.94
43 105.11 99.01 186.53 182.80
44 118.37 115.31 224.63 220.77
45 133.87 134.87 271.75 267.75
46 152.10 158.50 330.34 326.20
47 173.64 187.21 403.65 399.36
48 199.26 222.30 496.00 491.56
49 229.92 265.50 613.14 608.54
50 266.88 319.06 762.86 758.09
Nc Nq Nγ Nγ (EC7)
20.72 10.66 10.88 9.01
22.25 11.85 12.54 10.59
23.94 13.20 14.47 12.43
25.80 14.72 16.72 14.59
27.86 16.44 19.34 17.12
30.14 18.40 22.40 20.09
32.67 20.63 25.99 23.59
35.49 23.18 30.21 27.72
38.64 26.09 35.19 32.59
42.16 29.44 41.06 38.37
46.12 33.30 48.03 45.23
50.59 37.75 56.31 53.40
55.63 42.92 66.19 63.18
61.35 48.93 78.02 74.90
67.87 55.96 92.25 89.01
75.31 64.20 109.41 106.05
83.86 73.90 130.21 126.74
93.71 85.37 155.54 151.94
105.11 99.01 186.53 182.80
118.37 115.31 224.63 220.77
133.87 134.87 271.75 267.75
152.10 158.50 330.34 326.20
173.64 187.21 403.65 399.36
199.26 222.30 496.00 491.56
229.92 265.50 613.14 608.54
266.88 319.06 762.86 758.09
Bearing capacity factor, Nc and Nq
φ°
50
40
30
Nc
Nq
20
10
0
0.0 50.0 100.0 150.0 200.0 250.0 300.0 350.0
Nc, Nq
Bearing capacity factor, Ng
φ°
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.0 100.0 200.0 300.0 400.0 500.0 600.0 700.0 800.0
Ng
Input:
Shape and depth factors B= 2 m
L= 4 m
Sections 8.6.2 & 8.6.3 z= 1 m
& worked examples
φ Nc Nq Nγ Sc Sq Dq φ
0 5.14 1.00 0.00 1.10 1.00 1.00 25
1 5.38 1.09 0.07 1.10 1.01 1.02 26
2 5.63 1.20 0.15 1.11 1.02 1.03 27
3 5.90 1.31 0.24 1.11 1.03 1.05 28
4 6.19 1.43 0.34 1.12 1.03 1.06 29
5 6.49 1.57 0.45 1.12 1.04 1.07 30
6 6.81 1.72 0.57 1.13 1.05 1.08 31
7 7.16 1.88 0.71 1.13 1.06 1.09 32
8 7.53 2.06 0.86 1.14 1.07 1.10 33
9 7.92 2.25 1.03 1.14 1.08 1.11 34
10 8.34 2.47 1.22 1.15 1.09 1.12 35
11 8.80 2.71 1.44 1.15 1.10 1.13 36
12 9.28 2.97 1.69 1.16 1.11 1.13 37
13 9.81 3.26 1.97 1.17 1.12 1.14 38
14 10.37 3.59 2.29 1.17 1.12 1.14 39
15 10.98 3.94 2.65 1.18 1.13 1.15 40
16 11.63 4.34 3.06 1.19 1.14 1.15 41
17 12.34 4.77 3.53 1.19 1.15 1.15 42
18 13.10 5.26 4.07 1.20 1.16 1.16 43
19 13.93 5.80 4.68 1.21 1.17 1.16 44
20 14.83 6.40 5.39 1.22 1.18 1.16 45
21 15.81 7.07 6.20 1.22 1.19 1.16 46
22 16.88 7.82 7.13 1.23 1.20 1.16 47
23 18.05 8.66 8.20 1.24 1.21 1.16 48
24 19.32 9.60 9.44 1.25 1.22 1.16 49
Sγ = 0.80
Dc = 1.20
Dγ = 1.00
Nc Nq Nγ Sc Sq Dq
20.72 10.66 10.88 1.26 1.23 1.16
22.25 11.85 12.54 1.27 1.24 1.15
23.94 13.20 14.47 1.28 1.25 1.15
25.80 14.72 16.72 1.29 1.27 1.15
27.86 16.44 19.34 1.30 1.28 1.15
30.14 18.40 22.40 1.31 1.29 1.14
32.67 20.63 25.99 1.32 1.30 1.14
35.49 23.18 30.21 1.33 1.31 1.14
38.64 26.09 35.19 1.34 1.32 1.13
42.16 29.44 41.06 1.35 1.34 1.13
46.12 33.30 48.03 1.36 1.35 1.13
50.59 37.75 56.31 1.37 1.36 1.12
55.63 42.92 66.19 1.39 1.38 1.12
61.35 48.93 78.02 1.40 1.39 1.12
67.87 55.96 92.25 1.41 1.40 1.11
75.31 64.20 109.41 1.43 1.42 1.11
83.86 73.90 130.21 1.44 1.43 1.10
93.71 85.37 155.54 1.46 1.45 1.10
105.11 99.01 186.53 1.47 1.47 1.09
118.37 115.31 224.63 1.49 1.48 1.09
133.87 134.87 271.75 1.50 1.50 1.09
152.10 158.50 330.34 1.52 1.52 1.08
173.64 187.21 403.65 1.54 1.54 1.08
199.26 222.30 496.00 1.56 1.56 1.07
229.92 265.50 613.14 1.58 1.58 1.07
This spreadsheet has been downloaded from the website that supports
Smith's Elements of Soil Mechanics, 8th Edition
ISBN: 1-4051-3370-8
Please note:
This spreadsheet is an aid for learning and should really only be
used in conjunction with the relevant section in the book.
http://sbe.napier.ac.uk/esm