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CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

CIEN4123 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION OF 3-STOREY 6
CLASSROOM SCHOOL BUILDING IN ILOCOS
NORTE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL,
BARANGAY 4, LAOAG CITY, ILOCOS NORTE
FOUNDATION ENGINEERING INVESTIGATIONS:
BEARING CAPACITY CALCULATIONS USING
TERZAGHI, MEYERHOF AND VESIC SOLUTION
PLATE # 1

Prepared and Calculated By:

BAUTISTA, MARY JADE D.

BSCE-4A/201900155

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REYES, NICUS ANDREY M.

BSCE-4A/2022

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ZAPANTA, SHANKYLE M.

BSCE-4A/201800108

Checked and Approved By:

ENGR. ANGELITO JR A. MACALINAO

Instructor
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
 Course Code & Name: Calculated By:
CIEN 4123 Bautista, Mary Jade D.
COLEGIO DE MUNTINLUPA Foundation Engineering Reyes, Nicus Andrey
The Home of Future Engineers and Architects Zapanta, Shankyle M.
Department of Civil Plate #1: Checked By:
Engineering Bearing Capacity Calculations Engr. Angelito Macalinao

Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Background of the Study ............................................................................................................. 2
1.2 Objective of the Study ................................................................................................................. 3
1.3 Location Map............................................................................................................................... 3
2. DESIGN CODES, STANDARDS AND CRITERIA .................................................................................. 4
2.1 Design Codes and Standards ..................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Design Criteria ............................................................................................................................ 3
3. GEOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY .............................................................................................................. 4
3.1 Site Geology ............................................................................................................................... 2
3.2 Site Subsurface Conditions ......................................................................................................... 3
3.3 Hydrology .................................................................................................................................... 3
4. BASIC PLAN ........................................................................................................................................... 4
4.1 General Notes (Foundation)........................................................................................................ 2
4.2 Foundation Plan and Details ....................................................................................................... 3
4.3 Architectural Plan ........................................................................................................................ 3
4.4 Framing Plan and Details ............................................................................................................ 3
5. COLUMN LOAD CALCULATIONS......................................................................................................... 4
5.1 Loadings ..................................................................................................................................... 2
5.2 Columniation Cluster ................................................................................................................... 3
5.3 Column Load Detailed Calculations ............................................................................................ 3
5.4 Final Column Load ...................................................................................................................... 3
6. BEARING CAPACITY CALCULATIONS: TERZAGHI’S GENERAL SHEAR FAILURE ......................... 4
6.1 Bearing Capacity Factors ............................................................................................................ 2
6.2 Terzaghi’s Bearing Capacity ................................................................................................................. 2
7. BEARING CAPACITY CALCULATIONS: MEYERHOF’S SOLUTION ....................................................... 4
7.1 Bearing Capacity Factors ............................................................................................................ 2
7.2 Shape Factors ............................................................................................................................. 2
7.3 Depth Factors ............................................................................................................................. 2
7.4 Inclination Factors ....................................................................................................................... 2
7.5 Meyerhof’s Bearing Capacity ................................................................................................................ 2
8. BEARING CAPACITY CALCULATIONS: VESIC SOLUTION ............................................................... 4
8.1 Bearing Capacity Factors ............................................................................................................ 2
8.2 Shape Factors ............................................................................................................................. 2
8.3 Depth Factors ............................................................................................................................. 2
8.4 Compressibility Factors ............................................................................................................... 2
8.5 Vesic’s Bearing Capacity ....................................................................................................................... 2
9. RESULTS AND ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................... 4
10. CONCLUSIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 4

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 Course Code & Name: Calculated By:
CIEN 4123 Bautista, Mary Jade D.
COLEGIO DE MUNTINLUPA Foundation Engineering Reyes, Nicus Andrey
The Home of Future Engineers and Architects Zapanta, Shankyle M.
Department of Civil Plate #1: Checked By:
Engineering Bearing Capacity Calculations Engr. Angelito Macalinao

REMARKS/CODE
CALCULATIONS
REFERENCES
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study

Bearing capacity is a very important notion in geotechnical engineering, and it

deeply concerns the designing of foundations for buildings. This pertains to the ground
property to bear the loads given to it without experiencing shear rupture or excessive
settlement. Adequate bearing capacity is always a requisite to avoid structural failures, as
insufficient bearing capacity causes settlement problems and other defects in buildings
or even leads to disastrous collapses.

The study of bearing capacity has only arisen with civil and structural
engineering. Scientists and engineers are starting to look into how soil properties can
influence the foundations' stability. The first studies were dealing with the derivation of
analytical techniques for getting the bearing capacity of soil, specifically, the case of the
static load, which was the basis of theories such as those developed by Karl Terzaghi,
which were built in the 1940s. The bearing capacity theory of Terzaghi, which is often
regarded as a starting point of contemporary foundation engineering, describes how a
mathematical method can be used to predict the maximum load a soil can support based
solely on its shear strength parameters.

Subsequently, exhaustive research work has been done on different factors

influencing the bearing capacity, like soil types, moisture contents, and loading conditions.
The study of carrying capacity now includes the foundations, both shallow and deep, and
considers how different foundation types and soil-structure behaviors affect a load-
bearing performance. The enhanced techniques, including numerical modeling and in-
situ testing, have been invented to predict more accurately the bearing capacity in
different conditions; thus, foundation design becomes safer and more reliable.

In addition to the impact of groundwater, temperature variation, and seismic

activity, the newest construction techniques are factored in when studying the bearing
capacity. This ongoing research helps to assess how different soil properties may affect
bearing capacity, evaluate the correctness and sufficiency of existing bearing capacity
theories in relation to different soil types, incorporate methods or models for calculating
bearing capacity that are supported by new computational tools, promote long-term
stability, and improve construction designs for foundations of buildings, bridges, roads,
and other structures, hence issuing the world with safe and resilient structural design.

1.2 Objective of the Study

The aim of this study is to investigate the bearing capacity of the existing
structure, dissect and evaluate the various factors affecting soil bearing capacity, which
are soil type, moisture content, depth of foundation, and external loads.

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 Course Code & Name: Calculated By:
CIEN 4123 Bautista, Mary Jade D.
COLEGIO DE MUNTINLUPA Foundation Engineering Reyes, Nicus Andrey
The Home of Future Engineers and Architects Zapanta, Shankyle M.
Department of Civil Plate #1: Checked By:
Engineering Bearing Capacity Calculations Engr. Angelito Macalinao

1.3 Location Map (in Landscape)

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 Course Code & Name: Calculated By:
CIEN 4123 Bautista, Mary Jade D.
COLEGIO DE MUNTINLUPA Foundation Engineering Reyes, Nicus Andrey
The Home of Future Engineers and Architects Zapanta, Shankyle M.
Department of Civil Plate #1: Checked By:
Engineering Bearing Capacity Calculations Engr. Angelito Macalinao

2. DESIGN CODES, STANDARDS AND CRITERIA

2.1 Design Codes and Standards

▪ NSCP 2015 Chapter 2 – Minimum Design Loads

▪ NSCP 2015 Chapter 3 – Earthworks and Foundations

▪ DPWH Design Guidelines, Criteria and Standards, 2015 Edition

▪ Fukushima & Tanaka (1990, 1992) A New Attenuation Relation for Peak
Horizontal Acceleration of Strong Earthquake Ground Motion in Japan,
Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., Vol. 80, No. 4, 757-783.

▪ Nash, J. E. (1957). "The Form of the Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph."

International Association of Hydrological Sciences Publication, 45, 114–121.

▪ Horton, R. E. (1933). "The Role of Infiltration in the Hydrologic Cycle."

Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 14(1), 446-460.
https://doi.org/10.1029/TR014i001p00446

▪ Terzaghi’s Ultimate Bearing Capacity for General Shear Failure (1943)

▪ Meyerhof General Bearing Capacity Equation (1963)

▪ Soil Bearing Capacity considering effect of settlement/compressibility Vesic

(1973)

2.2 Design Criteria

Based on NSCP2015 Chapter 2: Minimum Design Loads

▪ Unit weight of reinforced concrete stone with gravel, γc = 23.6kN/m3

▪ Unit weight of water, γw = 9.81kN/m3

▪ Unit weight of steel, γsteel = 77.3kN/m3 or 7850kg/m3

Based on earthquake.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph

▪ Greatest magnitude of earthquake experienced nearest of the site, Ms = 7.3

Based on hazardhunter.georisk.gov.ph

▪ Nearest distance of project location to a fault rupture/line, R= 11.6km

Based on DPWH STANDARD THREE-STOREY SCHOOL BUILDING (6-

CLASSROOMS) Foundation Plan and Notes on Footings

▪ Footing dimensions (see Foundation Plan)

▪ Founding depth of footings, Df = 1.2m

▪ Gross allowable bearing capacity of soil, qall = 96kPa

▪ Load inclination, α = 0

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 Course Code & Name: Calculated By:
CIEN 4123 Bautista, Mary Jade D.
COLEGIO DE MUNTINLUPA Foundation Engineering Reyes, Nicus Andrey
The Home of Future Engineers and Architects Zapanta, Shankyle M.
Department of Civil Plate #1: Checked By:
Engineering Bearing Capacity Calculations Engr. Angelito Macalinao

Based on Valenzuela BHP-6 / Industrial Road Geotech Investigation Report

(15.0m Boring Depth by SPT)

▪ Gross allowable bearing capacity of soil, qall = 75kPa

▪ Dry unit weight of soil, γd = 17kN/m3

▪ Soil drained cohesion, c’ = 0.8kPa

▪ Soil drained angle of internal friction, ∅’ = 26°

▪ Modulus of Rigidity/Shear Modulus of soil, Gs =

▪ Modulus of elasticity of soil, Es =

▪ Poisson’s ratio of soil, μs =

Assumed Parameters based on trend

▪ Factor of safety, FS = 3.0 (desirable)

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 Course Code & Name: Calculated By:
CIEN 4123 Bautista, Mary Jade D.
COLEGIO DE MUNTINLUPA Foundation Engineering Reyes, Nicus Andrey
The Home of Future Engineers and Architects Zapanta, Shankyle M.
Department of Civil Plate #1: Checked By:
Engineering Bearing Capacity Calculations Engr. Angelito Macalinao