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Safe Bearing Capacity & Safe Bearing Pressure of Squre footing
Ref.‐IS Code ‐(6403‐1981) & 8009(Pt‐1)
Location :-
Breadth (B) = 200 cm 2m
Length (L) = 200 cm 2m
Depth of footing = 300 cm 3m
Depth / breadth (Df / B) = 1.500
Design Parameters
N = 21
Initial void ratio = 0.59
2
Cohesion in Kgf/Cm (C ) = 1.40
Angle of Shearing Resistance of Soil in degrees ( Φ ) = 0
3
Saturated unit weight of foundation soil in kg/cm ( γsat ) = 0.002
3
Submerged unit weight of foundation soil in kg/cm = 0.001
A Safe Bearing Capacity
Shape Factor ,
Sc = 1.30
Ref., clause no. ‐( 5.1.2.1) ,
Sq = 1.20
IS ‐ 6403‐1981
Sγ = 0.80
NØ = tan2(∏/4) + Ø/2
= 1.00 Ref., clause no. ‐( 5.1.2.2) ,
Depth Factors dc = 1.30 IS ‐ 6403‐1981
dq = dγ = 1.00
Correction factor for Water table ( W' ) = 0.50
(Assuming water table at the E.G.L)
General shear failure criteria vaild
Bearing Capacity Factors for Φ = 0°
Nc = 5.14
Ref., clause no. ‐( 5.2.1.1) ,
Nq = 1.0 IS ‐ 6403‐1981, Table no. ‐1
Nγ = 0
Net Ultimate Bearing Capacity (qd )in kg/cm2 = cNcscdc + q ( Nq ‐ 1 ) sqdq + 0.5BγNγsγdγW'
2
Ref., clause no. ‐( 5.1.2) , = 12.16 kg / cm
IS ‐ 6403‐1981, 121.61
= t/m2
Factor of Safety ( FOS ) = 2.5
Safe Bearing Capacity ( qsafe ) = qd /FOS
= 4.86 kg/cm2
= 48.64 t/m2
B Safe bearing pressure
200
300
450
150
300
150
350
Initial Void Ratio at mid‐height of layer ( e0 ) = 0.59
Ref. clause no‐
Compression Index ( Cc ) = 0.3 ( e0 ‐ 0.27 ) .(9.2.2.2) ,8009
(part‐1) ,
= 0.096
• Load is dispersed in soil as per 2v : 1h Principle
• The zone of Soil within a depth of 1.5xbreath is assumed to be involved in settlement
Initial effective Pressure at mid‐height of layer ( P0 ) in kg/cm2 = 0.45
Assuming Load applied (q ) in kg/cm
2 = 1
Area of the top layer where load applied in cm2 = 40000
Area at the mid height of layer in cm2 = 122500
Pressure Increment ( ∆p ) in kg/cm2 = 0.33
Ref.‐clause no. ‐(9.2.2.2) ,
IS ‐ 8009 (Pt‐1)
λ = 0.7
2
Settlement for 1kg / cm = Soed x λ x Depth Factor
= 1.974 cm
= 19.7 mm
2
19.7 mm Settle Caused due to = 1 kg / cm
2
25 mm Settle Caused due to = 1.267 kg / cm
2
= 12.67 t/m
2
40 mm Settle Caused due to = 2.027 kg / cm
2
= 20.27 t/m
2
Net Safe Bearing Capacity ( qsafe ) = 48.64 t/m
C Allowable Bearing Pressure
Allowable Bearing Pressure Considering
Shear failure and Settlement of 25mm settlement = 12.67 t/m2
Shear failure and Settlement of 40mm settlement = 20.27 t/m2
Shear failure and Settlement of 75mm settlement = 38.00 t/m2