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Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations Terzaghi and Vesic Methods
Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations Terzaghi and Vesic Methods
Input Results
Units of Measurement Terzaghi
E SI or E Bearing Capacity
q ult = 15,147 lb/ft^2
Foundation Information qa= 5,049 lb/ft^2
Shape SQ SQ, CI, CO, or RE
B= 9.89 ft Allowable Column Load
L= ft P= 494 k
D= 3 ft
Soil Information
c= 2000 lb/ft^2
phi = 0 deg
gamma = 109 lb/ft^3
Dw = 4 ft
Factor of Safety
F= 3
Gamma w 62.4
phi (radian 0
Terzaghi Computations
a theta = 1
Vesic Nc = 5.70
Nq = 1.00
14,097 lb/ft^2 N gamma 0.00
4,699 lb/ft^2 gamma' = 52.9094
coefficient 1.3
coefficient 0.4
460 k sigma zD' 327
Vesic Computation
Nc = 5.14
sc = 1.19
dc = 1.12
Nq = 1.00
sq = 1.00
dq = 1.00
N gamma 0.00
s gamma = 0.60
d gamma = 1.00
B/L = 1
k= 0.303337
W sub f 0