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Analysis of bearing capacity of foundation

The vertical bearing capacity of the foundation soil is verified according to the theory of limit states using the following inequality:

or based on the factor of safety as:

where: σ - extreme design contact stress at the footing bottom
Rd - design bearing capacity of foundation soil
γRV - coefficient of vertical bearing capacity of foundation (for input use the frame "Settings")
FS - inputted factor of safety

Extreme design contact stress at the footing bottom is assumed the form:

where: Vde - extreme design vertical force
Aef - effective area of foundation

The vertical bearing capacity of the foundation soil Rd is determined for three basic types of foundation conditions:
- drained subsoil
- undrained subsoil
- bedrock

The above computations are applicable only for the homogeneous soil. If there is a non-homogeneous soil under the footing bottom (or there is ground water present), then the inserted profile is transformed into a homogeneous one.




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