TYPICAL CALCULATIONS Report No.

STA-15948

FAILURE CRITERIA : AVERAGE OF LOCAL & GENERAL SHEAR FAILURE

Factor of safety (FOS) = 2.5

GENERAL SHEAR FAILURE Nc = 32.67 Bulk Density Profile Design Water Table Depth = 0.0 m
c= 0.0 T/m 2 Nq = 20.63 From, m To, m T/m 3 Rw factor :Calculate (C) based on water table depth / Fixed Value(V) for worst condition V
= 31.0 degrees Ng = 25.99 0.0 5.0 1.85 Rw factor for design = 0.5
5.0 20.0 2.00
LOCAL SHEAR FAILURE Nc ' = 16.69 Depth factor to be considered ? Y
c' = 0.0 T/m 2 Nq ' = 7.69 For computation of Depth Factor, depth below GL to be ignored to account for loose
' = 21.8 degrees Ng ' = 6.96 soils,poorly compacted backfill above foundation, scour etc. = 5.0

A. Bearing capacity analysis for shallow foundations B. Settlement analysis for shallow foundations based on N-values
as per IS 6403-1981 as per IS:8009 (Part 1)-1976, Clause 9.1.4

qnet safe = (1/FS){cNczcdc+q(Nq-1)zqdq+0.5BgNgzgdgRw} qallowable = {(Δpermissible / Δunit) * Rw} / df * dr

1.0E+00

Settlement in metre / unit pressure

Foundation Size Depth factors (GSF) Depth factors (LSF)
Shape Depth, m
B, m L, m dc dq dg dc' dq' dg'
10.0 10.0 Square 6.0 1.04 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.02 1.02
1.0E-01
N=10

(kg/cm2)
N=15
N=20
N=25
1.0E-02 N=30
N=35
N=40
N=45
N=50
N=55
N=60

1.0E-03
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Width 'B' of Footing, m

(as read off from graph),

FOUN-DATION SHAPE

Gross Bearing Capacity

Fox's Depth Factor, df

2

Computed Settlement,
Design Net Bearing

Settlement @ 1kg/cm
Safe Net Bearing

Rigidity Factor, dr
2

Design N-Value

Pressure, T/m2
Dimensions
Foundation

qnet safe , T/m

Capacity T/m2

2
(Safe) T/m

Recommended
Depth,m

Shape Factors

mm

mm
①

②
Net Allowable Bearing Pressure, T/m2
Rw

- min. of ① & ②

B, m L, m zc zq zg GSF LSF
10.0 10.0 Square 6.0 0.50 1.30 1.20 0.80 92.7 28.4 60.6 65.8 35.0 35.0 8.5 0.98 0.8 46.7 35.0