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    This document calculates the soil bearing capacity for a foundation. It provides input parameters like soil unit weight, cohesion, internal friction angle, and foundation geometry. It then uses Terzaghi and Meyerhof methods to calculate bearing capacity factors and shape/depth factors. Based on the groundwater table, it determines the effective stress parameters and calculates the gross and net ultimate bearing capacities. It finally divides by a factor of safety to obtain the gross and net allowable bearing capacities.

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    This document calculates the soil bearing capacity for a foundation. It provides input parameters like soil unit weight, cohesion, internal friction angle, and foundation geometry. It then uses Terzaghi and Meyerhof methods to calculate bearing capacity factors and shape/depth factors. Based on the groundwater table, it determines the effective stress parameters and calculates the gross and net ultimate bearing capacities. It finally divides by a factor of safety to obtain the gross and net allowable bearing capacities.

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    This document calculates the soil bearing capacity for a foundation. It provides input parameters like soil unit weight, cohesion, internal friction angle, and foundation geometry. It then uses Terzaghi and Meyerhof methods to calculate bearing capacity factors and shape/depth factors. Based on the groundwater table, it determines the effective stress parameters and calculates the gross and net ultimate bearing capacities. It finally divides by a factor of safety to obtain the gross and net allowable bearing capacities.

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    SBC Calculation PDF

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    McKen Flores
    This document calculates the soil bearing capacity for a foundation. It provides input parameters like soil unit weight, cohesion, internal friction angle, and foundation geometry. It then uses Terzaghi and Meyerhof methods to calculate bearing capacity factors and shape/depth factors. Based on the groundwater table, it determines the effective stress parameters and calculates the gross and net ultimate bearing capacities. It finally divides by a factor of safety to obtain the gross and net allowable bearing capacities.

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    SOIL BEARING CAPACITY CALCULATION:

    Project:
    Location:

    Reference:
    1. B.M. Das. Principles of Geotechnical Engineering. 8th Ed.

    Input Parameters:
    kN
    γs := 17.5 (Unit weight of soil)
    3
    m

    cs := 72.0kPa (Cohesion)

    ϕs := 0.0deg (Internal angle of friction)

    ftgtype := 2 (Footing type 1: Strip)


    (Footing type 2: Square)
    (Footing type 3: Circular)
    (Footing type 4: Rectangular)

    Bin := 1.0m (Input foundation width/diameter)

    Lin := 1.0m (Input foundation length)

    Df := 2.5m (Foundation depth)

    dw := 0.0m (GWT level measured from NGL)

    Lfin := ∞ 1 m if ftgtype = 1

    Bin if ftgtype = 2

    Bin if ftgtype = 3

    Lin if ftgtype = 4

    Lfin = 1 m (Final foundation length)

    β := 0deg (Angle of inclination wrt vert. axis)

    Terzaghi Bearing Capacity Factors:

    2
      ϕs   π tan( ϕs)
    Nq :=  tan 45deg +  e =1 (BC factor for overburden pressure)
      2 

    ( ) ( )
    Nγ := 2 Nq + 1  tan ϕs = 0 (BC factor for unit weight)
    Nc := 5.14 if ϕs = 0deg = 5.14 (BC factor for cohesion)

     N - 1  1  otherwise
    ( q ) tan ϕ 
     ( s)
    Meyerhof Shape Factors:

     Bin   Nq 
    Fcs := 1 +  L    N  = 1.195 (Shape factor for cohesion)
     fin   c 

     Bin 
    Fqs := 1 +  L   tan( ϕs) = 1 (Shape factor for overburden press.)
     fin 

     Bin 
    Fγs := 1 - 0.4   = 0.6 (Shape factor for unit weight)
     Lfin 

    Meyerhof Depth Factors:

    Df
    Check1 := = 2.5
    Bin

    Check2 := ϕs = 0 deg

    Fqd := 1 if Check1  1  Check2 = 0

     2  f 
    D
    1 + 2  (tan( ϕs))  ( 1 - sin( ϕs) )   B  if Check1  1  Check2 > 0
      in 
    1 if Check1 > 1  Check2 = 0

     2  Df  
    1 + 2 tan( ϕs) ( 1 - sin( ϕs))   atan B   if Check1 > 1  Check2 > 0
       in  
    Fqd = 1 (Depth factor for overburden press.)

      Df 
    Fcd := 1 + 0.4  B  if Check1  1  Check2 = 0
      in 
     1 - Fqd 
     Fqd - N  tan ϕ  if Check1  1  Check2 > 0
     c ( s) 
      Df  
     1 + 0.4 atan  B   if Check1 > 1  Check2 = 0
      in  
     1 - Fqd 
     Fqd - N  tan ϕ  if Check1 > 1  Check2 > 0
     c ( s) 
    Fcd = 1.476 (Depth factor for cohesion)

    Fγd := 1.0 (Depth factor for unit weight)


    Meyerhof Inclination Factors:
    2
    Fqi :=  1 -
    β 
     =1 (Inclination factor for overburden)
     90deg 

    Fci := Fqi = 1 (Inclination factor for cohesion)

    Fγi :=  1 -
    β
    =1 (Inclination factor for unit weight)
    ϕs 
     

    Effects of Ground Water Table:


    kN
    γw := 9.81 (Unit weight of water)
    3
    m

    Case := 1 if d w  Df =1 (GWT case)

    (
    2 if 0  dw - Df  Bin )
    (
    3 if d w - Df > Bin )
    es := 0.6 (Assumed void ratio of soil)

     es  kN
    γsat := γs +  1 + e   γw = 21.179 3 (Saturated unit weight of soil)
     s m

    q := γs d w + ( γsat - γw)  ( Df - d w) if dw  Df


    (γs Df ) (
    if 0  d w - Df  B in )
    (γs Df ) (
    if d w - Df > Bin )
    q = 28.422 kPa (Overburden pressure @ ftg level)
    kN
    γprime := γsat - γw = 11.369 (Effective unit weight of soil)
    3
    m

    dw kN
    γbar := γprime +
    Bin
    ( )
     γs - γprime = 11.369
    3
    (Modified unit weight of soil for C2)
    m

    General Bearing Capacity Equation:

    FS := 3.0 (Factor of safety against GSF)

    qu :=  c  N  F  F  F + q N  F  F  F + 1
     γprime Bin Nγ Fγs Fγd  Fγi  if Case = 1
     s c cs cd ci q qs qd qi
     2 
     c  N  F  F  F + q N  F  F  F + 1
     γbar  Bin Nγ Fγs Fγd  Fγi  if Case = 2
     s c cs cd ci q qs qd qi
     2 
     c  N  F  F  F + q N  F  F  F + 1
     γs Bin Nγ Fγs Fγd  Fγi  if Case = 3
     s c cs cd ci q qs qd qi
     2 
    qu = 680.983  kPa (Gross ultimate bearing capacity)

    qunet := q u - q = 652.561 kPa (Net ultimate bearing capacity)

    qu
    qagross := = 226.994 kPa (Gross allowable bearing capacity)
    FS

    qu - q
    qanet := = 217.52 kPa (Net allowable bearing capacity)
    FS

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