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Bearing Capacity

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 CE 601: Bearing Capacity

Ultimate Bearing
g Capacity:
p y The load pper
unit area of the foundation at which shear failure in
soil occurs is called the ultimate bearing capacity.

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 Principal Modes of Failure:
Load /
General Shear Failure: Area
q
qu

Settlement
 Sudden or catastrophic failure
 Well defined failure surface
 Bulging on the ground surface adjacent to foundation
 Common failure mode in dense sand

Principal Modes of Failure:

Load /
Local Shear Failure: Area
q

qu1
qu
Settlement

 Common in sand or clay y with medium compaction

 Significant settlement upon loading
 Failure surface first develops right below the foundation and then
slowly extends outwards with load increments
 Foundation movement shows sudden jerks first (at qu1) and then
after a considerable amount of movement the slip surface may reach
the ground.
 A small amount of bulging may occur next to the foundation.

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 Principal Modes of Failure:
Load /
Punching Failure: Area
q

qu1
qu

Settlement
 Common in fairly y loose sand or soft clay
y
 Failure surface does not extends beyond the zone right beneath the
foundation
 Extensive settlement with a wedge shaped soil zone in elastic
equilibrium beneath the foundation. Vertical shear occurs around
the edges of foundation.
 After reaching failure load-settlement curve continues at some slope
and mostly linearly.

Bearing capacity calculations: IS 6403: 1981

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Bearing capacity calculations:
terms related to BC (IS 6403)

Bearing capacity calculations:

General terms (IS 6403)

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Bearing capacity calculations:
Symbols (IS 6403)

Bearing capacity calculations:

Symbols (IS 6403)

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Bearing capacity calculations: IS 6403: 1981

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Bearing capacity calculations: IS 6403: 1981

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Effect of water table:
Dw
Case I: Dw ≤ Df
Surcharge, q   .Dw     D f  Dw  Df

Case II: Df ≤ Dw ≤ (Df + B) B

Surcharge, q   .DF

B
Case III: Dw > (Df + B)
No influence of water table. Limit of influence

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Relationship  & SPT N value (IS 6403)

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 Thank You

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