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Safe Bearing capacity calculation for shallow foundation
(IS: 6403, IS: 8009 part I, IS: 1904)
Structure : BUILDING
Location : SHREE JI GREEN ENERGY PROJECT AT JUNAGADH, GUJARAT
G.L 0.00
2.00
F.L -2.00 1.50
1.5 x B
Founding Strata
Description Value Unit
General Data:
RL of Borehole top Level (Considered) 0.000 m
RL of Founding Level -2.000 m
RL of the Strata where SBC is required -2.000 m
Field Data:
Description of Strata where SBC is required Stiff to Hard Brownish Silty Clay
Observed average SPT N value at founding level 14 -
Corrected Average Standard Penetration Number(N) 13 -
Lab Data:
Cohesion (C) 2.80 t/m2
Angle of internal friction (f) 16.00 deg
Foundation Details:
Type of foundation Isolated -
Shape of foundation Continuous strip -
Width of foundation (B) 1.5 * m
Length of foundation (L) 10.0 * m
Angle of inclination of foundation (a) 0.0 Deg
Depth of base of foundation from GL (Df ) 2.00 m
Depth of the G.W.L. (Dw) considered 10.00 m
Bulk unit weight of overburden soil (gbulk) 1.63* t/m 3
Bulk unit weight of bearing soil layer (γ) 1.63* t/m 3
Depth of top of Clay layer below footing 0.00 m
Depth of Replacement 0.00 m
Thickness of the Clay layer (H) 8.00 m
Liquid limit of the Clay layer (WL) 34 %
Water content (W) 10.00* %
Specific gravity of soil solids (Gs) 2.65* -
Settlement Coefficient (λ) 1.00 -
* Assumed values
Bearing Capacity based on Shear Criteria as per IS: 6403
Depth of shear zone below foundation base 1.00 m
Width of foundation at the bottom of replacement (B') 1.50 m
Length of foundation at the bottom of replacement (L') 10.00 m
Depth of bottom of replacement below GL 2.00 m
Cohesion of bearing soil considered (C) 2.80 t/m 2
Effective overburden pressure at base of foundation (q) 3.26 t/m 2
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Nc = 11.75 N'c = 8.876
Bearing Capacity Factors (IS 6403
table 1)
Nq = 4.43 N'q = 2.764
Ng = 3.20 N'g = 1.506
Shape Factors (IS 6403 table 2) Inclination Factors (IS 6403 cl: Depth Factors (IS 6403 cl: [Link])
Sc = 1.00 ic = 1.00 dc = 1.35
Sq = 1.00 iq = 1.00 dq = 1.18
Sg = 1.00 ig = 1.00 dg = 1.18
As cohesion C ≤ 3 t/m2, it is Local Shear Failure
In case of Local Shear Failure, the net ultimate bearing capacity is given by:
Net Ultimate bearing Capacity (qnu) = 2/3 C N'c Sc dc ic + q (N'q – 1) Sq dq iq + 0.5 γ B N'γ Sγ dγ iγ W'
Water Table Correction Factor W' 1 -
Net ultimate Bearing Capacity (qnu) 31.4 t/m2
Factor of Safety (FOS) 3 -
Net Safe Bearing Capacity (qnsf) qnu / FOS 12.5 t/m2
Bearing Capacity based on Settlement Criteria as per IS: 8009 (Part-I) & IS: 1904
Bearing pressure at founding level 12.5 t/m2
Depth of pressure bulb (1.50*B) 2.3 m
(CC/(1+eo))*H*log(Po+ΔP)/
Settlement in Soft, Medium and Stiff Clay layer (Sc)
Po
Settlement in Very Stiff and Hard Clay layer (Sc) mv*H*ΔP
Where,
H = Thickness of the compressible strata 5.00 m
Dp = Incremental pressure at center of Clay layer 6.42 t/m2
eo = Initial Void ratio 0.72 -
CC = Compression Index (Clause [Link] of IS 8009-1) 0.10 -
Po = Initial effective pressure at center of Clay layer 5.78 t/m2
ES = Elastic modulus of considered clay layer 1000 t/m2
mv = Coefficient of volume compressibility = 1/E s 0.001 m2/t
Settlement of the clay layer (Sc) 94.32 mm
D/√(LB) 0.5 -
L/B 6.67 -
Depth correction factor (Fig.12 of IS:8009-1) 0.93 -
Rigidity factor (clause 9.5.2 of IS 8009-1) 0.80 -
Corrected settlement 70.17 mm
Bearing Capacity for 50 mm settlement 8.91 t/m2
Hence, allowable bearing capacity at Founding Level (qall) 8.0 t/m2
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