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This document provides calculations to determine the safe bearing capacity of a shallow foundation based on Indian standards IS: 6403, IS: 8009 part I, and IS: 1904. Location, borehole data, soil properties, and foundation details are given. Calculations are shown to find the net safe bearing capacity based on shear and settlement criteria.

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This document provides calculations to determine the safe bearing capacity of a shallow foundation based on Indian standards IS: 6403, IS: 8009 part I, and IS: 1904. Location, borehole data, soil properties, and foundation details are given. Calculations are shown to find the net safe bearing capacity based on shear and settlement criteria.

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This document provides calculations to determine the safe bearing capacity of a shallow foundation based on Indian standards IS: 6403, IS: 8009 part I, and IS: 1904. Location, borehole data, soil properties, and foundation details are given. Calculations are shown to find the net safe bearing capacity based on shear and settlement criteria.

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Safe Bearing capacity calculation for shallow foundation

(IS: 6403, IS: 8009 part I, IS: 1904)


Location : BH-01, HUBLI

1.5 x B D = 3.00 m
100.000

97.000 B = 3.0 m

Founding Strata

Description Unit Value


General Data:
R.L of the Borehole m 100.000
Founding Level m 97.000
R.L of Strata where SBC is required m 97.000
Field data:
Description of Strata where SBC is required Reddish Soft Shale

Observed average SPT N value at founding level - 50


Corrected average SPT N value (from borelog) - 50
Angle of internal friction of soil (Ø) (as per IS 6403 fig 1) Deg 34.00
Foundation details:
Type of foundation Isolated
Shape of foundation Rectangle
Width of foundation (B) m 3.00*
Length of foundation (L) m 3.00*
Depth of base of open foundation from GL/LBL (Df ) m 3.00
Depth of Replacement m 0.0
Depth of bottom of Replacement below G.L m 3.00
Angle of inclination of open foundation (a) Deg 0.0
Depth of Ground Water Table below Ground level m 0.0
Bulk unit weight of bearing soil layer (g) t/m 3 2.01*
3
Effective unit weight of bearing soil layer (gsub) t/m 1.01
Effective overburden pressure at base of foundation with respect
to Ground Water Table (q) t/m2 3.03
Factor of Safety (FOS) - 3.0
*Assumed values

Bearing Capacity based on Shear Criteria as per IS: 6403


2
Considered cohesion © t/m 0.0
Considered Angle of internal friction (Ø) Deg 34
As 28° ≤ Ø ≤ 36° it is Intermediate Shear failure.
Net allowable bearing As 28° ≤ Ø ≤ 36° it is interpolation of General and Local shear
capcity (qd) = failures
Effective width (B) m 3.0
Effective Length (L) m 3.0
Depth of shear zone below foundation base m 2.8
Reduced Angle of internal friction of bearing soil considered (Ø') Deg 24.00

1
Nc = 42.92 N'c = 19.54
Bearing Capacity Factors (IS 6403 table 1) Nq = 30.32 N'q = 9.81
Ng = 42.90 N'g = 9.78
Inclination Factors (IS 6403 Depth Factors (IS 6403 cl:
Shape Factors (IS 6403 table 2)
cl: 5.1.2.3) 5.1.2.2)
Sc = 1.20 dc = 1.38 ic = 1.00
Sq = 1.20 dq = 1.19 iq = 1.00
Sg = 0.60 dg = 1.19 ig = 1.00
Water Table Correction Factor W' (As per IS 6403 clause
5.1.2.4)
= 0.50

As 28° ≤ Ø ≤ 36° it is interpolation


=
Net Ultimate bearing capacity (qd) of General and Local shear failures
= 141.70 t/m2
= 141.7/3 t/m2
Net Safe bearing capacity (qns) qd / FOS
= 47 t/m2

Bearing Capacity based on Settlement Criteria as per IS: 8009 (Part-I)


2 m 0.007
Settlement per unit pressure (10t/m ) (IS 8009 part 1 fig: 9)
mm 7
D/√(LB) - 1.000
L/B - 1.00
Depth correction factor (IS 8009 part 1 fig: 12) - 0.92
Rigidity factor (IS 8009 part 1 cl: 9.5.2) - 0.8
Water Table correction factor (IS 8009 part 1 fig: 9) - 0.5
Corrected settlement mm 10.304
2
Bearing pressure for 50mm settlement t/m 48

Hence, allowable bearing capacity at Founding Level (qall) t/m2 40

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