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Standard Analysis

By default, the solution based on J. Brinch - Hansen theory is used, where the bearing capacity of foundation soil is:

where:

bearing capacity factors:

for:

             for:

shape factors:

depth factors:

inclination factors:

base factors:

ground factors:

Notation of angles for coefficients b, g

where:

c

-

cohesion of soil

q0

-

equivalent uniform load accounting for the influence of foundation depth

d

-

depth of the footing bottom

γ1

-

unit weight of soil above the footing bottom

b

-

width of foundation

γ

-

unit weight of soil

Ne, Nd, Nb

-

coefficient of bearing capacity

se, sd, sb

-

coefficients of shape of the foundation

de, dd, db

-

coefficients of influence of foundation depth

ie, id, ib

-

coefficients of influence of slope of the load

be, bd, bb

-

coefficients of influence of base slope

ge, gd, gb

-

coefficients of influence of slope of the terrain

φ

-

angle of internal friction of soil

l

-

length of foundation

δ

-

angle of deviation of the resultant force from the vertical direction

β

-

slope of terrain

α

-

slope of footing bot

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