BEARING CAPACITY OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS

Meherhof Method

Input
Units of Measurement
SI SI or E

Foundation Information
q ult =
B= 3 m qnu =
L= 3 m qns =
D= 1 m qs =
θ= 0 deg Load Inclination
Dw = 20 m Water Table Depth from G.S
Soil Information
c= 64.5 kPa
ϴ= 0 deg
Ɣ= 18 kN/m^3

Factor of Safety
F= 3
 Unit conversion 1

Results Meherhof
Bearing Capacity Factors
Meherhof Nc = 5.14
Nq = 1.00
442.3584 kPa Nᵧ = 0.00
424.3584 kPa Shape Factors
141.5 kPa sc = 1.20
159.5 kPa sq = 1.00
sᵧ = 1.00
Depth Factor
dc = 1.07
dq = 1.00
dᵧ = 1.00
Inclination Factor
ic = 1.00
iq = 1.00
iᵧ = 0.00

B/L = 1.00
kp = 1.00
ϴ (radians) 0.00

Rw1 = 1.00
Rw2 = 1.00
 Bearing Capacity Based on Settlement
Input
D = 1m
B = 3m
N = 11
Se = 25 mm (Allowable)

Results

Kd= 1.11 S( actual) = 19.15

FOS = 1.306

qa= 184.7 Kpa

Notes:
1- N is Statistical average value for footing influence zone of about 0.5B
2- qa is allowable bearing pressure for 25mm settlement.
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mm

nce zone of about 0.5B above footing base and 2B below.

ttlement.
 250
Isolated Footing
D=1

Net Allowable Bearing Pressure (KPa)

200
B (m) qa (Kpa)
1 160
1.5 150.3 150
2 145.9
2.5 143.2
3 141.5 100

50
Isolated Footing
D=2
0
B (m) qa (Kpa) 0.5

1 185.7
1.5 168
2 159.1
2.5 153.8
3 150.3

Isolated Footing
D=3
B (m) qa (Kpa)
1 212.2
1.5 185.7
2 172.4
2.5 164.4
3 159.1
 Bearing Capacity for Isolated Footing
250
Net Allowable Bearing Pressure (KPa)

200

150
D=1m
D=2m
D=3m
100

50

0
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5

B (m)
 Strip Footing
D=1
B (m) qa (Kpa)
1 132.8
1.5 125.5
2 121.9
2.5 119.7
3 118.3

Strip Footing
D=2
B (m) qa (Kpa)
1 154.9
1.5 140.2
2 132.9
2.5 128.6
3 125.7

Strip Footing
D=3
B (m) qa (Kpa)
1 177
1.5 155
2 144
2.5 137.5
3 133.1
 Bearing Capacity for Strip Footing
200

180
Net Allowable Bearing Pressure (KPa)

160

140

120
D=1m
100 D=2m
D=3m
80

60

40

20

0
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5

B (m)
D=1m
D=2m
D=3m
 Mat Footing Mat Footing
D=2 D=2.5
B (m) qa (Kpa) B (m) qa (Kpa)
10 115.2 10 116.3
15 113.8 15 114.5
20 107.2 20 106.2
25 106.8 25 105.8
30 106.7 30 105.5

Mat Footing
D=3
B (m) qa (Kpa)
10 117.4
15 115.3
20 105.3
25 104.7
30 104.4
 Bearing Capacity for Mat Footing
120

Net Allowable Bearing Pressure (KPa)

115

110
D=2m
D=2.5
D=3m
105

100

95
5 10 15 20 25 30 35

B (m)
ooting

D=2m
D=2.5m
D=3m

30 35
BH

Grain Size Analysis

120

Borehole Depth Bulk Density IMC Grain Size Analysis (% Passing) Atterburg Limits C ϴ SPT 100
# Soil Type Blows
No. (ft) (KN/m3) % LL PL PI Kpa Degrees
3'' 2-1/2" 2" 1-1/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" #4 #10 #40 #100 #200 "N" 80

% Passing
1 1 3 18.3 10.4 100 93 92 91 87 83 31 21 10 CL - 0 8 9.525 60
2 " 6 18.4 11.3 100 84 81 79 75 70 Same as Above CL - 0 8 4.75 40
3 " 9 18.5 12.1 100 100 99 95 93 90 Same as Above CL - 0 9 2 20
4 " 12 18.6 11.9 100 95 94 90 87 85 Same as Above CL 64.5 0 11 0.425 0
5 " 15 18.7 12.7 100 97 95 90 86 83 Same as Above CL - 0 13 0.15 20 2 0.2 0.02

6 " 20 19 13.4 100 94 93 90 88 85 31 20 11 CL - 0 15 Grain Size (mm)

0.075
7 " 25 19.2 12.5 100 96 90 82 78 75 Same as Above CL - 0 17

8 " 30 19.5 13.8 100 95 93 90 87 83 Same as Above CL - 0 19

9 " 35 19.7 14.3 100 97 95 89 80 79 Same as Above CL - 0 21

Borehole Depth Bulk Density IMC Grain Size Analysis (% Passing) Atterburg Limits C ϴ SPT Grain Size Analysis
# Soil Type Blows
No. (ft) (KN/m3) % LL PL PI Kpa Degrees 105
3'' 2-1/2" 2" 1-1/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" #4 #10 #40 #100 #200 "N"
1 2 3 18.4 9.6 100 96 95 92 90 87 31 21 10 CL - 0 7 100
2 " 6 18.6 10.3 100 95 93 90 84 82 Same as Above CL - 0 8 9.525
95

%Passing
3 " 9 18.7 11.5 100 90 85 82 80 77 Same as Above CL - 0 10 4.75
4 " 12 18.8 10.9 100 98 96 92 90 88 Same as Above CL 64.5 0 12 90
2
5 " 15 19 11.7 100 99 97 95 93 90 Same as Above CL - 0 13 0.425 85
6 " 20 19.2 12.4 100 96 93 90 87 82 33 20 13 CL - 0 14 0.15
80
7 " 25 19.3 13.1 100 98 96 94 93 90 Same as Above CL - 0 16 0.075 20 2 0.2 0.02

8 " 30 19.5 12.9 100 97 94 90 88 85 Same as Above CL - 0 18 Grain Size (mm)

9 " 35 19.7 14 100 99 95 93 90 87 Same as Above CL - 0 20

Borehole Depth Bulk Density IMC Grain Size Analysis (% Passing) Atterburg Limits C ϴ SPT
#
No.
Soil Type Blows Grain Size Analysis
(ft) (KN/m3) % 3'' 2-1/2" 2" 1-1/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" #4 #10 #40 #100 #200 LL PL PI Kpa Degrees "N"
120
1 3 3 18.2 11.2 100 90 85 80 76 73 29 18 11 CL - 0 7 9.525
100
2 " 6 18.5 12.4 100 95 92 87 82 80 Same as Above CL - 0 9 4.75
80
3 " 9 18.6 13.1 100 93 87 84 80 77 Same as Above CL - 0 8 2

% Passing
4 " 12 18.7 12.5 100 97 95 90 85 83 Same as Above CL 64.5 0 10 60
0.425
5 " 15 19 13.2 100 98 96 93 90 88 Same as Above CL - 0 11 0.15 40

6 " 20 19.1 13.7 100 99 98 96 94 92 32 20 12 CL - 0 12 0.075 20

7 " 25 19.2 14 100 100 99 96 94 92 Same as Above CL - 0 13
0
20 2 0.2 0.02
8 " 30 19.5 14.4 100 97 95 93 90 88 Same as Above CL - 0 17
Grain Size (mm)
9 " 35 20 15.1 100 96 94 91 87 85 Same as Above CL - 0 22