Civil engineering and structures
Geotechnical design suite
Transparent shallow-foundation bearing check with analytical capacity factors and user-supplied modifiers.
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Transparent shallow-foundation bearing check with analytical capacity factors and user-supplied modifiers.
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Preliminary bearing-capacity check for homogeneous soil beneath a concentrically loaded shallow foundation. The suite contains one calculation module; shape and depth factors are supplied by the user.
Module: shallow-foundation bearing capacity
Reference case: cohesive soil with φ = 0°, B = 1 m, L = 2 m and D = 1 m.
| Equation component | Value |
|---|---|
| c N_c s_c d_c | — |
| q N_q s_q d_q | — |
| 0.5 γ B N_γ s_γ d_γ | — |