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The General Bearing CapacityEquation

• Meyerhof (1963)- take into account the shearingresistance along the failure surface in the soil abovethe bottom of the foundation.

qu = c´NcFcsFcdFci + qNqFqsFqdFqi +�

�γBNγFγsFγdFγi

Fcs,Fqs,Fγs : shape factors

Fcd,Fqd,Fγd : depth factors

Fci,Fqi,Fγi : load inclination factors

Nc, Nq , Nγ: bearing capacity factors

Bearing Capacity Factors

• Vesic (1973)

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Bearing Capacity Factors

Shape, Depth, Inclination Factors

• Shape - DeBeer (1970)

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Shape, Depth, Inclination Factors• Depth - Hansen (1970)

Shape, Depth, Inclination Factors• Depth - Hansen (1970)

� φ=0;

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Shape, Depth, Inclination Factors• Inclination – Meyerhof (1963); Hanna and

Meyerhof (1981)

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