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26/04/2021

Compute the surcharge on the square foundation.

q    Df
Df
Here, the unit weight of soil is  , the depth of foundation is and the surcharge on the
foundation is q .

D
Substitute 18 kN/m for  and 1.5 m for f .
3

q  18 1.5
= 27 kN/m 2

Determine the bearing capacity factors.

 ' 
N c  5  tan 4  (45   )
2

Here, the angle of friction is  and the bearing capacity factor is c .

'
N

Substitute 35 for  .
0 '

 35 
N c  5  tan 4  (45   )
 2 
= 68.086
' 
N q  tan 6  (45   )
2

Here, the angle of friction is  and the bearing capacity factor is q .

' N

Substitute 35 for  .
0 '

 35 
N q  tan 6  (45   )
 2 
= 50.25
N  N q  1
Nq N
Here, the bearing capacity factors are and .

Nq
Substitute 50.25 for .
N   50.25  1
= 51.25

Compute the ultimate bearing capacity of the square foundation using Terzaghi’s bearing
capacity equation.
qu  1.3  c ' N c  (q  N q )  (0.4    B  N  )
Here, the ultimate bearing capacity of the square foundation using Terzaghi’s bearing
q N N
capacity equation is u , the cohesion of soil is c ' ,the bearing capacity factors are c , q
N
and  ,the surcharge on the foundation is q ,the width of the foundation is B and the unit
weight of soil is  .

N N N 2
Substitute 13.02  10 kN/m for c ' , 68.086 for c , 50.25 for q , 51.25 for  , 27 kN/m
3 2

for q , 18 kN/m for  and 2 m for B .

3

qu  1.3  13.02 103  68.086  (27  50.25)  (0.4  18  2  51.25)

= 1152.4 103 +(0.027 103 )+(1.066 10 3 )
= 1154 MN/m 2

Determine the modified ultimate bearing capacity of the foundation.

qu ( m )  qu  ( RQD) 2
qu ( m )
Here, the modified ultimate bearing capacity of the foundation is , the ultimate

bearing capacity of the foundation is

qu and the rock quality designation is RQD .

qu
and 70% for RQD .
2
Substitute 1154 MN/m for
qu ( m )  1154  (70 / 100) 2
= 565.46 MN/m 2

Compute the maximum allowable load on the foundation.

qall  (qu ( m ) / FS )
f c '  30 MN/m 2
'
Here, the compressive strength of concrete is f c .
q
Here, the maximum allowable load on the foundation is all , the modified ultimate
q
bearing capacity of the foundation is u ( m ) and the factor of safety is FS .
 2 qu ( m )
Substitute 565.46 MN/m for and 3 for FS .
qall  (565.46 / 3)
= 188.49 MN/m 2
188.49 MN/m 2  f c '

2
Therefore, the maximum allowable load on the foundation is 30 MN/m .