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Bearing Capacity Of Soils

Ultimate bearing capacity is calculated by using Prandtl equation. When the footing is below the surface the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil is modified by (1 + Cd/b) where C = 2 for cohesionless soils and C= 0.3 for cohesive soils.

The Prandtl’s equation is :-
Prandtl’s equation

Prandtl’s-equation-formula

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21 comments on "Bearing Capacity Of Soils"

V Satyam Reddy says:

Sir, ‘ptan f’ stands for

sidhu says:

Safe bearing capacity of soil?????
Any one help me pls

Pradeep. says:

What do u want, i mean definition or methods of improving SBC of soil?

Devendra Kumar says:

Sir,
I want to now about the testing of Safe Bearing Capacity for
foundation of water tanks.
Thank You.

Kibrom says:

I want an approximate bearing capacity of soil for a non cohesive soil

er. umesh says:

does bearing capacity of soil can be calculatedin terms of percentage

norawarda says:

I want a seminar about about burger model of soil
necessary through 2 days.

raj says:

are u an engineer mr. umesh?

Imon says:

Anybody have any idea about the approximate bearing capacity of soil for the location of “Central Warehouse, APMC, YESGWANTPUR, BANGALORE” ?

misha says:

i want 2 know the bearing capacity of soil in talon talon zamboanga city

abhishek says:

bearing capacity of soil is in b/w 200-250kpa

verababu says:

Please tell me what is the bearing capacity of blanketing material?

p.venkateswrararao says:

what is the safe bearing capacity of soils and sdr and rock

Gupta HK says:

Dear Sir,
What is the process of calculation of bearing capacity of soil by plate load test. Please send me note with calculation.
thank u

nitish says:

for which type of soil plate load test is unsuitable???????

V.K. Verma says:

Where we provide shallow foundation?

Ravindra A. Thorat says:

which type of soil plate load test is useble ya unusable

Ashish says:

What r methods 4 finding bearing capacity of the soil.

sammy mussolin says:

dear Sir,
I just want to know the procedures of obtaining the bearing capacity of soil through soil tests,(atterberg limits and sieve analysis only) that can help me in my single storery building design project. i am a civil engineering diploma student in Tanzania.

kalaiarasi says:

low safe bearing capacity provide for multistorey building.what will happen…?.pls send to data for me……..

harshal says:

Wht is SBC ???? And Differential settlement

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