MODULUS OF SUBGRADE REACTION

FPS UNITS
allowable bearing capacity qa ton/ft² 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00

allowable bearing capacity qa kip/ft² 1.654 2.205 2.756 3.308 3.859 4.410 4.961 5.513 6.064 6.615

allowable bearing capacity qa lb/ft² 1,650 2,210 2,760 3,310 3,860 4,410 4,960 5,510 6,060 6,620

factor of safety for bearing capacity FS 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

ultimate bearing capacity qu kip/ft² 4.96 6.62 8.27 9.92 11.58 13.23 14.88 16.54 18.19 19.85

modulus of subgrade reaction ks kip/ft²/ft 60 79 99 119 139 159 179 198 218 238

CF 0.5787037 0.5787037 0.5787037 0.5787037 0.5787037 0.5787037 0.5787037 0.5787037 0.5787037 0.5787037

modulus of subgrade reaction ks lb/inch³ 40 50 60 70 90 100 110 120 130 140

0.0002713 0.0002713 0.0002713 0.0002713 0.0002713 0.0002713 0.0002713 0.0002713 0.0002713 0.0002713

ks N/mm³ 0.011 0.014 0.016 0.019 0.024 0.027 0.030 0.033 0.035 0.038

METRIC UNITS
allowable bearing capacity qa kN/m² 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 261

allowable bearing capacity lb/ft² 2,090 2,510 2,920 3,340 3,760 4,180 4,590 5,010 5,430 5,450

factor of safety for bearing capacity FS 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

ultimate bearing capacity qu kN/m² 300.00 360.00 420.00 480.00 540.00 600.00 660.00 720.00 780.00 783.00

modulus of subgrade reaction ks kN/m³ 12000 14400 16800 19200 21600 24000 26400 28800 31200 31320

modulus of subgrade reaction ks MN/m³ 12 14 17 19 22 24 26 29 31 31

modulus of subgrade reaction ks N/mm³ 0.012 0.014 0.017 0.019 0.022 0.024 0.026 0.029 0.031 0.031