CFEM
This solution is based on the CFEM, which determines the bearing capacity of the foundation soil with the following formula:
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Bearing capacity factors:
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For contact type base-ground SMOOTH:
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For contact type base-ground HARD/ROUGH:
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Shape factors:
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Inclination factors:
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If H = HB (in the direction of the base width), then
= 90°
If H = HL (in the direction of the base length), then
= 0°
Other cases:
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Depth factors:
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If D/Bef > 1,0
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If D/Bef ≤ 1,0
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Inclination factors of the terrain:
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Inclination factors of the footing bottom:
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where: | qs | - | stress at the level of the foundation joint |
γ | - | unit weight of soil | |
Bef | - | effective width of foundation | |
Lef | - | effective length of foundation | |
V | - | vertical componenet of the resultant load | |
H | - | horizontal component of the resultant load | |
HB | - | horizontal component of the resultant load in the foundation with direction |
HL | - | horizontal component of the resultant load in the foundation length with direction | |
D | - | depth of the footing bottom | |
δ | - | angle of deviathon of the resultant force from the vertical direction |
β | - | slope of the terrain |
c | - | cohesion of soil |
φ | - | angle of internal friction of soil |
Literature: Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual, 4th Edition, 2006