Elements of Soil Mechanics, 8th Edition

Bearing Capacity factors

This spreadsheet presents Table 8.1 from the book, together with the plot
Nderived in the table.

In addition, the shape and depth factors (see Sections 8.6.2 and 8.6.3 in
be determined for a range of depths and foundation shapes using the last
Ian Smith, Sept 2005

together with the plots of N c, Nq and

ns 8.6.2 and 8.6.3 in the book) can

shapes using the last worksheet.

Bearing Capacity Factors

Nc
Nq

0
5.14
1.00
1
5.38
1.09
2
5.63
1.20
3
5.90
1.31
4
6.19
1.43
5
6.49
1.57
6
6.81
1.72
7
7.16
1.88
8
7.53
2.06
9
7.92
2.25
10
8.34
2.47
11
8.80
2.71
12
9.28
2.97
13
9.81
3.26
14
10.37
3.59
15
10.98
3.94
16
11.63
4.34
17
12.34
4.77
18
13.10
5.26
19
13.93
5.80
20
14.83
6.40
21
15.81
7.07
22
16.88
7.82
23
18.05
8.66
24
19.32
9.60
25
20.72
10.66
26
22.25
11.85
27
23.94
13.20
28
25.80
14.72
29
27.86
16.44
30
30.14
18.40
31
32.67
20.63
32
35.49
23.18
33
38.64
26.09
34
42.16
29.44
35
46.12
33.30
36
50.59
37.75
37
55.63
42.92
38
61.35
48.93
39
67.87
55.96
40
75.31
64.20
41
83.86
73.90
42
93.71
85.37
43
105.11
99.01
44
118.37
115.31
45
133.87
134.87
46
152.10
158.50
47
173.64
187.21
48
199.26
222.30
49
229.92
265.50
50
266.88
319.06

N
0.00
0.07
0.15
0.24
0.34
0.45
0.57
0.71
0.86
1.03
1.22
1.44
1.69
1.97
2.29
2.65
3.06
3.53
4.07
4.68
5.39
6.20
7.13
8.20
9.44
10.88
12.54
14.47
16.72
19.34
22.40
25.99
30.21
35.19
41.06
48.03
56.31
66.19
78.02
92.25
109.41
130.21
155.54
186.53
224.63
271.75
330.34
403.65
496.00
613.14
762.86


0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Nc

Nq

5.14
5.38
5.63
5.90
6.19
6.49
6.81
7.16
7.53
7.92
8.34
8.80
9.28
9.81
10.37
10.98
11.63
12.34
13.10
13.93
14.83
15.81
16.88
18.05
19.32
20.72
22.25
23.94
25.80
27.86
30.14

1.00
1.09
1.20
1.31
1.43
1.57
1.72
1.88
2.06
2.25
2.47
2.71
2.97
3.26
3.59
3.94
4.34
4.77
5.26
5.80
6.40
7.07
7.82
8.66
9.60
10.66
11.85
13.20
14.72
16.44
18.40

0.00
0.07
0.15
0.24
0.34
0.45
0.57
0.71
0.86
1.03
1.22
1.44
1.69
1.97
2.29
2.65
3.06
3.53
4.07
4.68
5.39
6.20
7.13
8.20
9.44
10.88
12.54
14.47
16.72
19.34
22.40

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32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50

32.67
35.49
38.64
42.16
46.12
50.59
55.63
61.35
67.87
75.31
83.86
93.71
105.11
118.37
133.87
152.10
173.64
199.26
229.92
266.88

20.63
23.18
26.09
29.44
33.30
37.75
42.92
48.93
55.96
64.20
73.90
85.37
99.01
115.31
134.87
158.50
187.21
222.30
265.50
319.06

25.99
30.21
35.19
41.06
48.03
56.31
66.19
78.02
92.25
109.41
130.21
155.54
186.53
224.63
271.75
330.34
403.65
496.00
613.14
762.86