Grytan Sarkar

Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology
Khulna-9203
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.kuet.ac.bd/ce/grytan/
 Outline

•    

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 Comparison of Bearing Capacity Equations
Table 1: Bearing capacity equation by the several authors indicated

Table 7

e
(
2 0.75 −ϕ
2 ) tanϕ
Nq =
(
2 cos 2 45 + ϕ
2 )
=N c cot ϕ ( N q − 1)
tan ϕ  K pγ 
=Nγ  − 1 
2  cos 2 ϕ 

Table 3

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Comparison of Bearing Capacity Equations
Table 2: Bearing capacity equation by the several authors indicated (continued…..)
Table 4 (Table 5)

Table 4 (Table 6)

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 Comparison of Bearing Capacity Equations
Table 3: Shape, depth, and inclination factors for Table 4: Shape and depth factors for use in either the
the Meyerhof (1963) Hansen (1970) or Vesic (1973, 1975)

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 Comparison of Bearing Capacity Equations
Table 5: Inclination, ground, and base factors for Table 6: inclination, ground, and base factors
the Hansen (1970) equations. for the Vesic (1973, 1975)

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Comparison of Bearing Capacity Equations
Table 7 :Terzaghi’s Bearing Capacity Factors

Example 1

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Interference of Continuous Foundations (Granular Soil)
           ≥ 
            
             
Terzaghi’s 
    ……………. (1)




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Interference of Continuous Foundations (Granular Soil)
Case 2 (b): the center-to-center spacing of the two foundations (x = x2 < x1)

 Rankine passive zones just overlap, then the magnitude of qu will still be given by
Eq. (1).
 However, the foundation settlement at ultimate load will change (compared to
the case of an isolated foundation).



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Interference of Continuous Foundations (Granular Soil)
 
 °ϕ 
  
                 
 
                

              
……………. (2)



Grytan Sarkar
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Department of Civil Engineering 25 July 2017 10
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 Interference of Continuous Foundations (Granular Soil)
The efficiency ratios are functions of x/B
and soil friction angle ϕ

ξγ

ξq

 
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Department of Civil Engineering 25 July 2017 11
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Interference of Continuous Foundations (Granular Soil)

              
               
      
             
          
                
      
……………. (3)


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Department of Civil Engineering 25 July 2017 12
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 Interference of Continuous Foundations (Granular Soil)

 
           
       
       φ        °

            
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Department of Civil Engineering 25 July 2017 13
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 Interference of Continuous Foundations (Granular Soil)
Example 1 : Two continuous foundations are constructed alongside each other in a
granular soil. Given for the foundation: B = 3 ft, Df = 3 ft, and center to center
spacing = 10 ft. The soil friction angle ϕ′ = 35°. Estimate the net allowable bearing
capacity of the foundations. Use FS = 4 and a unit weight of soil, γ = 110 Ib/ft3.
Solution :
x1/4 x′=x-B=

r0 r

x′=x<x/2=

B 3
=r0 = = 1.83
2 cos ϕ 2 cos 35
ϕ π
(135 − )( ) tan 35
θ tan ϕ
=r r0=
e (1.83)e 2 180
=
x1 ϕ 35 Case III
= r cos(45 − =) (5.49) cos(45 − = ) so,=
x
4 2 2
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Interference of Continuous Foundations (Granular Soil)

x
( x′ =3) < ( =6.30); Therefore consider case III
2
From equation (2),
1
=qu qN qζ q + γ BNγ ζ γ
2
For , ϕ ′ =35°, fromTable 7, N q =
41.44; and Nγ = 45.41
x 6
= = 2 and for , ϕ ′ =
35°, from Fig 2 &3 ζ q = 1.31; and ζ γ = 2.0
B 3
qu = (3 × 110)(41.44)(1.31) + ( 1 )(110)(3)(45.41)(2) = 32,899.8 Ib / ft 2
2
qnet = qu − γ D f = 32,899.8 − (3 ×110) = 32,569.8 Ib / ft 2
32,569.8
=
qall ( net ) = 8142 Ib / ft 2
4

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Interference of Continuous Foundations (Granular Soil)
Table 7 :Terzaghi’s Bearing Capacity Factors

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 Interference of Continuous Foundations (Granular Soil)
Example 2 : Two continuous foundations are constructed alongside each other in a
granular soil. Given for the foundation: B = 1.2m, Df = 1m, and center-to-center
spacing = 1.5 m. The soil friction angle ϕ′ = 35°. Estimate the net allowable bearing
capacity of the foundations. Use FS = 4 and a unit weight of soil, γ = 16.8kN/m3.
Solution : x′=1.5-1.2=0.3
x/4

r
r0

1.2 1.2
=r0 = =
 ϕ  35 
2 cos  45 +  2 cos  45 + 
 2  2 
π
tan 35
θ tan ϕ
=r r0=
e =
(0.732)e 2

x1 ϕ
= r cos(45 −= ) and=x
4 2
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Interference of Continuous Foundations (Granular Soil)
x
( x′ = 0.3) < ( = 1.26); Therefore consider case I V
4
From equation (3),
1
qu qN q + γ BNγ
=
2
For , ϕ ′ = 35°, fromTable 7, N q =41.44; and Nγ = 45.41
qu = (3 ×16.8)(41.44) + ( 1 )(16.8)(1.2 × 2)(45.41) =
2143kN / m 2
2
qnet = qu − γ D f = 2143 − (1×16.8) = 2126 kN / m 2
2126
qall=
( net ) = 531.5 kN / m 2
4

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Department of Civil Engineering 25 July 2017 21
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        
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        
        
    
         
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         
  

Grytan Sarkar
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering 25 July 2017 22
KUET, Khulna-9203
Email: [email protected]
Grytan Sarkar
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering 25 July 2017 23
KUET, Khulna-9203
Email: [email protected]