Structural Engineering Program Bearing Capacity of Soil Foundation Design Solved Examples 1- For the shown strip footing, use Terzaghi’s bearing capacity equation to find the allowable load (P) so that ‘ the factor of safety (F.S) = 2.5. For soil: c= 10 kPa, 6= + 25°, y= 20 KN/m’ 20° kNim* 20° kN/m* 10 kPa 25 degree 25 = 15 m B= 25 m L= 1 om Groundwater Case = 1 wa= 1 ws= 1 qui= ¢Ne + SiDNawy + 0.5 XB Naws = 10*25.1+20* 1.5 *12.7*1+05*20*25*97*1 = 875 kPa dou= qui - Xi*D = 875-20*15 = 845. kPa os = Qua / FS 845 / 2.5 = 338 kPa Qos B1*D = 338+20* 1,5=368kPa q* BFL = 368 *2,5* 1=920kN By Dr- Hussein MalmmondBearing Capacity of Soil Structural Engineering Program Solved Examples Foundation Design 2- Determine the allowable load P on the shown footing (3x3) m if a fill y=17 kN/m used above foundation Pp level and the soil below footing has Yar 19 KN/m?, c= 15 kPa, $= 20°, G.W.T was found in the following conditions: . Fill a) dw=3.5 m below the ground surface. a ant b) dw=1 mbelow the ground surface. : nar Use Terzaghi's B.C. equation taking F.S =3, : * Soil X1= 17 kNim* 19 kNim* 15 kPa 20. degree FS= 3 a) G.W. depth dw= 3.5m D= 2m B= 3m L= 3m Forp= 20 degree Groundwater Case = wq= 1.0 ws= 0.75 qui=13¢Ne + SiDNaWy + 0.4 2B Naws = 13#15*17.7 + 17*2*7.441 40.4 * 19 * 3 #5 * 0.75 = 682 kPa qw= qui- SD = 682-17*2= 648 kPa Qus= qu /FS= 648/3 = 216 kPa G= qutM*D= 216+ 17*2= 250 kPa Pu= q*B*L= — 250*3*3= 2250 KN b)G.W. depth dw= 1m Groundwater Case= 4 wq= 0.75 ws= 05 qui= 13¢Ne + SiDNgWa + 0.4. %2B News 1.3*15*17.7 + 17#2*7.4 0.75 + 0.4*19*3#5*0,5 = 591 kPa qu= quis SD = 501-17*2= 557kPa qu/FS= — $57/3= 186 kPa Qu + Xi*D= 186+ 17*2= 220 kPa Chg ed 220 2 eo 197 7ikN| By Dr- Hussein Malmmond 5Structural Engineering Program Bearing Capacity of Soil Foundation Design Solved Examples 3- A 3x3 m footing is founded at a depth of 2.0 m, P The groundwater table was found at 1 m below the ground surface. If a fill y=17 kN/m’ used above foundation level and the soil below footing has = ral y= 19 kNim, c= 15 kPa, $= 20° Use” 7 Meyerhof's bearing capacity equation to find the ae allowable load (P) if the factor of safety = 3.0. ea v= 10 KN/m? (assumed) m= 17 kKNim? Xisub= 7 Nim? Mo 19) KNar Seg | ENA c= 15 ‘kPa b= 20 degree PS= 3 GW.depth= = 1 om q= 24 kPa D= 2 m B= 3 m L= 30m Inclination@= 0 ~— degree Ne=(Nq-1)cot@, Nq=e™™*Kp, —Ny=(Nq- 1) tan (1.44) kana MS eres te ead ppm pe oo s=1+0.2Kp(B/L) —_d.=1+0.2VKp (B/L) i,=i,=(- 0/90°* 8.=8,=140.1Kp(B/L) dy=d.=1+0.1VKp(D/B) _i.=(1- 0/6)" Sy S-1 dy= d= 1 i Forp= 20 degree Kp= 2.040 Ne= Nq= Ny= sc= sq= sy= de= dq= dy= ie= iq= iy= ur = 6 Ne Se de be * Ng 8q Ay Ia + HB Ng 8 dy Ik By Dr- Hussein MalmmondStructural Engineering Program Bearing Capacity of Soil Foundation Design Solved Examples ui = 15*14.83*1.4*1,29*1 + 2446.441,2 *1.141 + 0.5* 943429 # 1.241.141 = 656 kPa ou qui q 656 - 24 632 kPa us = dma / FS. = 632/3= 2u1 kPa a= dust q = 2+24= 235 kPa Pa= qs* B*L = 235#3*3= 2113 kN 4- The unconfined compressive strength of a clay sample is 300 kPa. Find the net safe bearing capacity of the clay for square footings (20 x 20 m). Use Terzaghi's bearing capacity equation taking F.S =3 For clay soil: cu = quv/2 = 300/2 = 150 kPa For $= oO quir 13¢Ne+%iD ue= qu — Si*D = 1.3 ¢Ne w= 1.3*150 * 5.7= LLL kPa os= duu / FS = 1111/3 =370 kPa 5- A plate load test was carried out on a sand soil at the expected foundation depth on a plate 30x30 em. Failure of the soil below plate occurred when the applied load on plate reached 600 kg, If a square footing 2x2 m is going to be constructed on the same soil and at the same testing depth, what will be the allowable bearing capacity, (Take F $= 3) By Dr- Hussein MalmmondStructural Engineering Program Bearing Capacity of Soil Foundation Design Solved Examples Plate = square plate width = 30 cm Qu= 600 kg FS= 3 Footing width = 2 m platearea= 900 cr? dup= 600/900 = 0.67 Kg/cm? Que= 0.67*2/(0.3)= 4.44 Ke/cm? Gor= 4.44/3= 148 Ke/em? 6- Two plate load tests were carried out on circular plates, 45 cm and 60 em diameters. The loads corresponding to 1.0 em settlement were 60 and 100 KN, respectively. What is the size of square footing required to carry 600 KN column load? Plate 1: circular plate width= 45 cm 60 KN 1590.4 cm? 141.4 om circular 60 cm 100 kN 2827.4 cm? 188.5 cm 60=0.16*q+141*s a= 2829 kPa 100 = 0.283 * q+1.88*s s= 10.6 — KN/m' For Footing Footing width = Bm P= 600 kN 600=B'* q+4B*s By Dr- Hussein MalmmondStructural Engineering Program Bearing Capacity of Soil Foundation Design Solved Examples 282.9 B’ + 42.4 B-600=0 Take the footing dimensions 1.4 x 1.4 m 7- A strip footing of width 2.5 m is placed at depth of 1.5 m below the ground surface of ly soil. The result of the static cone penetration test (CPT), qeone = 40 kg/em?, Find the allowable bearing pressure from Meyerhof Eq, and compare the result with that obtained from Schmertman. The sand unit weight is 18 kN/m’, Meyerhof Method: B=25m>12m 50 ———+ From table =37° Ne= 67.56 Nq= 43.4 XI=%= 18 kNim* c= 0 kPa o= 37° FS= 30 D= 15m 2.5m Groundwater Case= 1 we= 1 ws= 1 qui= c¢Ne + XiDNgwq + 0.5 %:BNzws = 0 +18*15*43.4* 140.5 * 18 * 2.5 * 50 * 1=2297 kPa qou= qui - Si*D = 2297 - 18 * 1.5 = 2270 kPa qos = Qui / FS = 2270/3 = 757 kPa Qs= Qas+ X1*D = 757 + 18 * 1.5 = 784 kPa = 7.8 kg/cm? qs(from Schmertman Method) >> qs (from Meyerhof Method) By Dr- Hussein Malmmond 6Structural Engineering Program Bearing Capacity of Soil Foundation Design Solved Examples 8- A strip footing of width 3.0 m is placed at depth of 4.5 m in sand having unit weight of 18 kN/m’, The groundwater table is at 6 m below ground surface. The number of blows from the Standard Penetration Test Neer was (5, 6, 9) at the foundation depth. Find the allowable bearing capacity for this footing Nspr = 6 + 9= 15 blows. 1) No correction for sand below groundwater. 2) Correction due to overburden pressure: Nm * (pa/oo)S = Ly h=18*4,5=81 kPa N=1s* ag =17 Vai From Chart: N =3m eer 3) Correction due to Groundwater a = ohart * Wy wy = 0.5 + (1,5/3)*0.5 = 0.75 280 * 0.75 = 210 kPa qs aa (kPa) | 99° 300 200 By Dr- Hussein Malmmond