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Vertical Bearing Capacity

Vertical bearing capacity

Forces acting on the structure

Verification according to the Safety Factors (ASD) methodology:

Verification according to the EB9/EB84 methodology:

where:

SFv

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required safety factor for the vertical bearing capacity

V

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vertical load (permanent and transient)

Pv

-

permanent vertical load

Pv,t

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transient vertical load

γG

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partial factor for permanent load

γQ

-

partial factor for transient load

Av

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vertical forces from anchors

G

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self-weight of wall

Eav

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friction force behind the wall

Bv

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friction force in front of the wall

Rb

-

base resistance

Rs

-

shaft resistance

kV

-

reduction factor of vertical bearing capacity

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