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    The document discusses factors that influence bearing capacity and failure modes of foundations. It presents Terzaghi's bearing capacity theory, which defines concepts like ultimate bearing capacity, allowable bearing stress, and local shear bearing capacity. The factors that affect failure modes include depth of embedment, soil stiffness/density, foundation geometry and shape, and load eccentricity. The document also notes the effect of the groundwater table on bearing capacity calculations according to Terzaghi's theory.

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    The document discusses factors that influence bearing capacity and failure modes of foundations. It presents Terzaghi's bearing capacity theory, which defines concepts like ultimate bearing capacity, allowable bearing stress, and local shear bearing capacity. The factors that affect failure modes include depth of embedment, soil stiffness/density, foundation geometry and shape, and load eccentricity. The document also notes the effect of the groundwater table on bearing capacity calculations according to Terzaghi's theory.

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    The document discusses factors that influence bearing capacity and failure modes of foundations. It presents Terzaghi's bearing capacity theory, which defines concepts like ultimate bearing capacity, allowable bearing stress, and local shear bearing capacity. The factors that affect failure modes include depth of embedment, soil stiffness/density, foundation geometry and shape, and load eccentricity. The document also notes the effect of the groundwater table on bearing capacity calculations according to Terzaghi's theory.

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    Bearing Capacity

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    The document discusses factors that influence bearing capacity and failure modes of foundations. It presents Terzaghi's bearing capacity theory, which defines concepts like ultimate bearing capacity, allowable bearing stress, and local shear bearing capacity. The factors that affect failure modes include depth of embedment, soil stiffness/density, foundation geometry and shape, and load eccentricity. The document also notes the effect of the groundwater table on bearing capacity calculations according to Terzaghi's theory.

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    15/02/2013

    Bearing Capacity
    Terzaghi

    Requirements
    • Future influences (frost, shrink-swell clay,
    sinkholes, etc.)
    • Bearing capacity failure (catastrophic, not very
    common in modern times)
    • Excessive settlements (long term, still a too-
    frequent problem)

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    Design Criteria
    • Bearing Stress (qs)
    • Allowable Bearing Stress (qa)
    • Local Shear Bearing Capacity (qls)
    • Ultimate Bearing Capacity (qu)

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    Factors affecting mode of failure

    • Depth of embedment, Df
    • Stiffness or relative density,
    • Geometry of foundation (B/L), shape
    • Inclination or eccentricity of applied load

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    Failures modes

    Failures modes

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    Failures modes

    Estimate type of failure

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    Terzaghi Bearing Capacity

    Terzaghi Bearing Capacity

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    Effect of ground water table

    qu  1.0cNc  D f  Nq  0.5 B N

    Fin de la presentación

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