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Formulas BC

The document outlines various bearing capacity equations for different types of footings, including Terzaghi’s, Meyerhof’s, and Hansen’s equations. Each equation incorporates factors such as cohesion, depth, and inclination, along with specific coefficients for strip, square, and circular footings. Additionally, it provides adjustments for eccentric loads and considerations for soil types and ground conditions.

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Formulas BC

The document outlines various bearing capacity equations for different types of footings, including Terzaghi’s, Meyerhof’s, and Hansen’s equations. Each equation incorporates factors such as cohesion, depth, and inclination, along with specific coefficients for strip, square, and circular footings. Additionally, it provides adjustments for eccentric loads and considerations for soil types and ground conditions.

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Terzaghi’s Bearing capacity equation

e (3 / 2 ') tan  '


Strip (or long) footing: qu  c' N c  DN q  0.5BN Nq 
2 cos2 (45   ' / 2)
Square footing: qu  1.3c' N c  DN q  0.4BN N c  cot ' ( N q  1)

 K p 
Circular footing: qu  1.3c' N c  DN q  0.3BN N   12 tan  '   1
 cos  ' 
2

Meyerhof’s Bearing Capacity equation


qu  c' N c sc ic d c  DN q sq iq d q  0.5BN s i d N q  exp( tan  ' ) tan 2 (45   ' / 2)

N c  cot ' ( N q  1) N  ( N q  1) t a n1(.4 ' )

Shape Depth Inclination For the eccentric load, the


2
B D    0
Any ' s c  1  0.2 K p d c  1  0.2 K p ic  iq  1  0  length and width of the
L B  90  footing rectangle are
For  ' 0 sq = s Y= 1 dq = d Y = 1 iY=0 modified to: L’ = L – 2eL
2
B D  0  and B’ = B – 2eB
For  ' 100 s q  s  1  0.1K p d q  d   1 0.1 K p i  1  0 
L B  '  Where eL and eB represent

 '  the eccentricity along the


K p  tan 2  45   ,  =angle of resultant measured from vertical axis.
 2 appropriate directions.
 B
when triaxial ' is used for plane strain, adjust ' to obtain  '  1.1  0.1  tria
'
x ia l
 L

Hansen’s Bearing Capacity Equation

qu  c' N c sc d c ic bc g c  DN q sq d q iq bq g q  0.5BN s d i b g


In the special case of a horizontal ground surface,

qu  c' N c sc d c ic bc  DN q sq d q iq bq  0.5BN s d i b

Figure 2.6: Hansen’s bearing capacity coefficients.


The bearing capacity factors Nc and Nq are identical with Meyerhof’s factors.

N  1.5( N q  1) tan  (2.12)

Since failure can take place either along the long side or along the short side, Hansen proposed two sets of shape, inclination
and depth factors.The shape factors are:

Nq B B B
sc,B  1   ic , B sq,B  1  iq , B  sin  ' s , B  1  0.4 i , B  0.6
Nc L L L
Nq L L L
sc,L  1   ic , L sq,L  1  iq , L  sin  ' s , L  1  0.4 i , L  0.6 (2.14)
Nc B B B

B L
For cu, Øu=0 soil: sc , B  0.2 ic , B s c , L  0.2 ic , L
L B

The inclination factors are:


1 2
1  i q ,i  0.5H i   0.7 H i 
i c ,i  i q ,i  i q ,i  1   i ,i  1  
Nq 1  V  Acb cot  '   V  Acb cot ' 

Where the suffix i stands for B or L. 2   1  5 . 2   2  5 . A is the area of the footing base and cb is the cohesion mobilized
in the footing-soil contact area. For the tilted base:

2
 (0.7   0 4500 ) H i 
i ,i  1   For cu, Øu=0 soil: ic ,i  0.5  0.5 1  H i Ac b
 V  Ac b cot  ' 

In the above equations, B and L may be replaced by their effective values (B’ and L’) expressed by the depth factors are
expressed in two sets:
For D/B  1 & D/L  1:

d c , B  1  0.4  D , d q , B  1  2 tan  ' (1  sin  ' ) 2  D , d c , L  1  0.4  D , d q , L  1  2 tan  ' (1  sin  ' ) 2  D
B B L L
For D/B > 1 & D/L > 1:

d c , B  1  0.4  tan 1 D  B, d q , B  1  2 tan  ' (1  sin  ' ) 2  tan 1 ( D )


B

d c , L  1  0.4  tan 1 D  L, d q , L  1  2 tan  ' (1  sin  ' ) 2  tan 1 ( D )


L
For both sets: d  1

For cu, Øu soil: d c , B  0.4  D , d c , L  0.4  D


B L
For the sloping ground and tilted base, the ground factors gi and base factors bi are proposed by the following equations. The
, either parallel to B or L.

g c  1  g q  g   1  0.5 tan  
0
5
0 ,
147

gc  
0
For cu u soil:
1470

bc  1 
0
, bq  e 2 tan  ' , b  e 2.7 tan  '
1470

bc  
0
For cu u soil:
1470

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