Q Is The Intensity of Total Overburden Pressure Due To The Weight of Both Soil and Water at The Base Level of The
Q Is The Intensity of Total Overburden Pressure Due To The Weight of Both Soil and Water at The Base Level of The
Q Is The Intensity of Total Overburden Pressure Due To The Weight of Both Soil and Water at The Base Level of The
Shallow Foundations:
Note: In the design of foundations, one has to use the least of the
two values of qna and qs.
3. Field tests
When load qu per unit area acting on the base of the footing
of width B with a rough base is transmitted into the soil, the
tendency of the soil located within zone I is to spread but this is
counteracted by friction and adhesion between the soil and
the base of the footing.
Terzaghi's bearing capacity Eq. has been modified for other types of
foundations by introducing the shape factors. The equations are:
Square Foundations:
Circular Foundations:
Rectangular Foundations:
Strip Footing
Square Footing:
Circular Footing
Rectangular Footing
SAMPLE PROBLEMS: