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Soil bearing capacity
Geotechdata.info - Updated 15.04.2015
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Allowable bearing capacity: The maximum pressure that can be applied to the soil from the
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1. Acceptable safety factor against shear failure below the foundation
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Ultimate bearing capacity: The minimum pressure that would cause the shear failure of the
supporting soil immediately below and adjacent to the foundation.
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The utimate bearing capacity for shallow foundations can be calculated using the relation proposed by
Terzaghi [3]:
and
In case of a rectangular foundation, the terms of the above relations should be multiplied by the
respective shape factors as follows [6]:
In case the loads are not applied vertically, additional factors should be also considered for inclined
loads.
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Geotechdata.info, Soil Bearing capacity, http://geotechdata.info/parameter/bearing-capacity.html (as of
April 15, 2015).
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