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BEARING CAPACITY BY VESIC'S METHOD
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Reference: Das, "Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering," Section 12.2
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Name
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Date04/13/26
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IdentificationDas Example 12.1
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Input
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Units of Measurement
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SISI or Egw =9,81 kN/m^3
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Foundation Information
Loading
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ShapeRE
SQ, CI, CO, or RE
eB=0,00
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B =1,30 meL=0,00
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L =1,30 mb(deg)=20,00
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Df =0,70 m
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Soil Information
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c =0,00 kPa
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f =30,00 deg
Leave gsat blank if no water.
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g1 =18,00
g1sat =
kN/m^3
Soil Above Foundation Base
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g2 =18,00
g2sat =
kN/m^3
Soil Below Foundation Base
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Dw =10,00 m
Depth of Water Below Ground Surface
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Factor of Safety
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F =3,00
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Calculations
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f(deg)=30,00 Nc =30,14 B =1,30 eB=0,00 B'=1,30
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f(rad)=0,52 Nq =18,40 L =1,30 eL=0,00 L'=1,30
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β(deg)=20,00 Ng =22,40 A =1,30Df/B=0,54 A'=1,69
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cNcFcsFcdFciquQu
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0,00 30,14 1,61 1,22 0,60 0 kPa0 kN
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qNqFqsFqdFqi
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12,60 18,40 1,58 1,16 0,60 256 kPa432,0 kN
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gBNgFgsFgdFgi
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18,00 1,30 22,40 0,60 1,00 0,11 17 kPa29,5 kN
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Gross Ultimate =
273 kPa461,5 kN
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FS =3,00
Net Ultimate =
260 kPa440,2 kN
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Gross Allowable =
91 kPa153,8 kN
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Net Allowable =
87 kPa146,7 kN
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