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07/05/2021

Compute the degree of load inclination.

 k 
  tan 1  h 
 1  kv 
Here, the degree of load inclination is  , the horizontal coefficient of acceleration due to
an earthquake is kh and the vertical coefficient of acceleration due to an earthquake is kv .

Substitute 0.2 for kh and 0 for kv .

 0.2 
  tan 1  
 1 0 
= 11.310

Determine the bearing capacity factors.

N N
Refer Figure 7.28 for variation of q and  based on failure surface assumed in Figure
7.26.
N N
Here, the bearing capacity factors are q and  .
Assume the value of  as 300.
'

Here, the soil friction angle is  .

'

N
From Figure 7.28, for   30 , select the value of q as 16.51.
' 0

From Figure 7.28, for   30 , select the value of  as 23.76.

' 0 N
N E / N Nq E / Nq
Refer Figure 7.29 for variation of and (Based on Richards et al., 1993).
N / N
From Figure 7.29, for tan   0.2 , select the value of  E as 0.1.
N / Nq
From Figure 7.29, for tan   0.2 , select the value of q E as 0.4.
N E
 0.1
N
…… (1)
N N
Here, the bearing capacity factors are  E and  .

N
Substitute 23.76 for in (1).
N E  0.1 23.76
= 2.4
Nq E
 0.4
Nq
…… (2)
N N
Here, the bearing capacity factors are q and q E .

Nq
Substitute 16.51 for in (2).
N q E  0.4  16.51
= 6.6

Compute the seismic ultimate bearing capacity of continuous foundation.

qu  (  D f  N q E )  (0.5    B  N  E )
…… (3)
Here, the seismic ultimate bearing capacity of continuous foundation is qu , the unit
D
weight of soil deposit is  , the depth of continuous foundation is f and the width of the
continuous foundation is B .

D N N
Substitute 16.5 kN/m for  , 1 m for f , 6.6 for q E , 1.5 m for B , and 2.4 for  E in (3).
3

qu  (16.5  1 6.6)  (0.5 16.5  1.5  2.4)

= 138.6 kN/m 2

Therefore, the seismic ultimate bearing capacity of the continuous foundation is

138.6 kN/m 2 .