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Figure 4-6. Shallow Foundation Screen

Listed below are the items to be inputted:

Depth of This value is inputted in the pile profile Page B.
Footing (L)
Shape Select the shape of footing base. D is the width. B is the
length. The lateral force acts perpendicular to B. B can
be larger or smaller than D. For strip footing, input B=1ft
or 1 meter.
Thick (Th) The thickness of the footing used to calculate its’ weight
Distance to If a hard layer exists below the base of the footing within
Hard Layer four times D, settlement will be significantly reduce.
(Ha) Users can leave this box blank or input 999 if Ha is at
great depth or there is no hard layer. When this field is
left blank, the program will automatically search for a
hard layer. The program will consider a soil layer to be
hard if the Nspt > 50.
Weight Weight per unit depth (per foot or meter). Same as the
weight in pile properties screen
Area The total area of the base
Base Friction Factor required to calculate the friction against sliding at
Factor the base of the footing.
Cast-in-place footing (rough): factor of 0.6 to 1 (typical
value is 0.7)
Pre-cast with small surface: factor of 0.3 to 0.6 (typical

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