BEARING CAPACITY EQUATIONS

A. FOR SHALLOW AND DEEP FOOTING

1. TERZAGHIS BEARING CAPACITY EQUATION (1943):

Applicable for shallow footing

Df
B 1

Ultimate Bearing Capacity =

qult = cNcsc + qNq + 0.5 g B Ng sg

a2
Nq =
a cos 2 (45+ f / 2)
a = e( 0.75p -f /2 ) tan f
N c = ( N q - 1) cot f
tan f K pg
Ng = 2 - 1
2 cos f

Modified value of Nq, Nc, and Ng by Prandtl (1921) and Reissner (1924);

[ (
N q = tan 2 45 +

2 )]
e tan

N c = ( N q 1 ) cot
N = 1 .8 ( N q 1 ) tan

When f=0 (e.g. saturated clay under undrained condition)

qu = 5.14 cu + gDf (For smooth footing) Prandtls Equation
qu = 5.7 cu + gDf (For rough footing) Terzaghis Equation

Shape factor for;

i) STRIP footing: sc = 1.0 and sg = 1.0
ii) Circular footing: sc = 1.3 and sg = 0.6
iii) RECTANGULAR footing:
B
(
s c = 1+0 . 3
L ) s = (10 .2 BL )