CHAPTER ELEVEN FOOTINGS 5

(a)

(b)
Figure 11.3: Gross and net soil pressures; (a) gross soil pressure;
(b) net soil pressure

11.5 Concentrically loaded Footings

If the resultant of the loads acting at the base of the footing coincides with the centroid of
the footing area, the footing is concentrically loaded and a uniform distribution of soil
pressure is assumed in design, as shown in Figure 11.4. The magnitude of the pressure
intensity is given by

P
q= ( 11.3)
A
where A is the bearing area of the footing, and P is the applied load.

Figure 11.4: Concentrically loaded footing