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    Determine Soil Bearing Capacity by SPT Numbers (English Units)

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    The document provides equations from Meyerhof and Bowles for determining soil bearing capacity (Qa) based on Standard Penetration Test (SPT) numbers (N). For footings less than 4 feet wide, Qa is calculated as (N/4) or (N/2.5) divided by a correction factor (K). For footings wider than 4 feet, Qa is calculated as (N/6) or (N/4) multiplied by a width correction factor divided by K. K depends on the depth (D) of the footing and cannot exceed 1.33. The document also provides example calculations and definitions for terms used.

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    The document provides equations from Meyerhof and Bowles for determining soil bearing capacity (Qa) based on Standard Penetration Test (SPT) numbers (N). For footings less than 4 feet wide, Qa is calculated as (N/4) or (N/2.5) divided by a correction factor (K). For footings wider than 4 feet, Qa is calculated as (N/6) or (N/4) multiplied by a width correction factor divided by K. K depends on the depth (D) of the footing and cannot exceed 1.33. The document also provides example calculations and definitions for terms used.

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    The document provides equations from Meyerhof and Bowles for determining soil bearing capacity (Qa) based on Standard Penetration Test (SPT) numbers (N). For footings less than 4 feet wide, Qa is calculated as (N/4) or (N/2.5) divided by a correction factor (K). For footings wider than 4 feet, Qa is calculated as (N/6) or (N/4) multiplied by a width correction factor divided by K. K depends on the depth (D) of the footing and cannot exceed 1.33. The document also provides example calculations and definitions for terms used.

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    Determine Soil Bearing Capacity by SPT Numbers (English Units)

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    The document provides equations from Meyerhof and Bowles for determining soil bearing capacity (Qa) based on Standard Penetration Test (SPT) numbers (N). For footings less than 4 feet wide, Qa is calculated as (N/4) or (N/2.5) divided by a correction factor (K). For footings wider than 4 feet, Qa is calculated as (N/6) or (N/4) multiplied by a width correction factor divided by K. K depends on the depth (D) of the footing and cannot exceed 1.33. The document also provides example calculations and definitions for terms used.

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    Determine soil bearing capacity by SPT numbers (English units)

    Meyerhof’s equations:
    For footing width, 4 feet or less:
    Qa = (N/4) / K
    For footing width, greater than 4 ft:
    Qa = (N/6)[(B+1)/B]2 / K

    B: Footing width, in feet


    K = 1 + 0.33(D/B) £ 1.33
    D: Depth from ground level to the bottom of footing, in feet

    Mayerhof Equation Mayerhof Equation

    if B≤4 if B>4
    SPt Value N 10 SPt Value N
    Width, B, ft 3 Width, B, ft
    Depth D,ft 2 Depth D,ft
    K 1+.33*D/B 1.22 K 1+.33*D/B

    Qa= (N/4)/K 2.05 Qa= (N/6)[(B+1)/B]2 / K

    Bowles’ equations:
    For footing width, 4 feet or less:
    Qa = (N/2.5) / K
    For footing width, greater than 4 ft:
    Qa = (N/4)[(B+1)/B]2 / K

    B: Footing width, in feet


    K = 1 + 0.33(D/B) £ 1.33
    D: Depth from ground level to the bottom of footing, in feet.

    Bowles' Equation Bowles' Equation

    if B≤4 if B>4
    SPt Value N 10 SPt Value N
    Width, B, ft 3 Width, B, ft
    Depth D,ft 2 Depth D,ft
    K 1+.33*D/B 1.22 K 1+.33*D/B
    Qa= (N/2.5)/K 3.28 Qa= (N/4)[(B+1)/B]2 / K
    35 7 245
    250
    50
    30
    70
    400
    (N/6) [(B+1)/B] [(B+1)/B]2
    20 3.333333 1.125 1.265625
    8
    4
    1.165

    3.62

    (N/4) [(B+1)/B] [(B+1)/B]2


    20 5 1.125 1.265625
    8
    4
    1.165
    5.43
    The buoyant unit weight must be used if the groundwater table is at or above the base of t
    zw < D), for in this case the whole of the potential slip mechanism below the footing bas
    Since the depth of the slip mechanism is of the order of B below the base of the foundati
    depth of D + B), if the water table is below this depth, the material unit weight must b
    interpolation can be used for water table depths between D and D + B.

    definitions:

    zw = depth to the water table from ground

    B = footing width

    D = depth of embedment

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