BEARING CAPACITY BY VESIC'S METHOD

Reference: Das, "Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering," Section 12.2

Name
Date
Identification

10/23/14
Das Example 12.1

Input
Units of Measurement
SI SI or E

gw = 9.81

Foundation Information
Shape

Loading

RE SQ, CI, CO, or RE

B=

1.30 m

L=

1.30 m

kN/m^3

B=

0.00

L=

0.00

b(deg)=

20.00

Df =

0.70 m
Soil Information
c=
0.00 kPa
30.00
deg
=
f

Leave gsat blank if no water.

Soil Above Foundation Base

18.00 g1sat =
kN/m^3
g1 =
Soil Below Foundation Base
18.00 g2sat =
kN/m^3
g2 =
Dw =
Depth of Water Below Ground Surface
10.00 m
Factor of Safety
F=
3.00
Calculations

f(deg)=

30.00

Nc =

30.14

B=

1.30

B=

0.00

B'=

1.30

f(rad)=

0.52

Nq =

18.40

L=

1.30

L=

0.00

L'=

1.30

b(deg)=

20.00

Ng =

22.40

A=

1.30

Df/B=

0.54

A'=

1.69

Nc

Fcs

Fcd

Fci

qu

0.00

30.14

1.61

1.22

0.60

kPa

kN

256

kPa

432.0

kN

17

kPa

29.5

kN

Gross Ultimate =

273

kPa

461.5

kN

Net Ultimate =

260

kPa

440.2

kN

Gross Allowable =

91

kPa

153.8

kN

Net Allowable =

87

kPa

146.7

kN

g
18.00

Nq

Fqs

Fqd

Fqi

12.60

18.40

1.58

1.16

0.60

Ng

F gs

Fgd

Fgi

1.30

22.40

0.60

1.00

0.11

FS =

3.00

Qu

Y
This is under construction as of

10/23/14

Foundations with One-Way Eccentricity

Q ult =

0.00

Mx =

0.00

B=

1.30

My =

0.00

L=

1.30

0.000

e /B =
B

0.00

e /L =
L

No Warning

Foundations with Two-Way Eccentricity

Q ult =

0.00

Mx =

0.00

B=

1.30

My =

0.00

L=

1.30

Case I:
B1 =
A' =
Case II:

False
0.00
0.00
FALSE

L1/L =

0.00

B' =

0.00

0.00

L2 =

0.00

A' =

0.00
FALSE

B' =

0.00

B1 =

0.00

e /B = 0.00
B

0.00

e /L = 0.00
L

L' = 0.00

L2/L =

B1/B =

Case IV:

L1 =

L1 =
Case III:

L' = 0.00

B2/B =
B2 =

0.00

A' =
0.00
B' =
See Figure 12.11b
B2/B =
L2/L =

0.00

0.00

B2 =

0.00

L2 =

0.00

A' =

0.85

B' =

0.00

L' = 0.00

L' = 0.00

0.00

B'=

1.30

0.00

L'=

1.30

A'=

1.69