Elements of Soil Mechanics - 8th Edition
by Ian Smith
Blackwell Publishing, 2006

Shallow foundations - Chapter 8

The design of spread foundations is covered in Section 6 of Eurocode 7.

"The limit states to be checked and the partial factors to be used in the design are the same as for the design of retaining walls..." (Section 7.4.2)

 

Resources for shallow foundations (Section 8.7):

pdf The complete Chapter 8

pdfAddendum: Example 8.6b

Excel Bearing capacity factors (Table 8.1)

Excel Spreadsheet of partial factor sets

ExcelExamples 8.3 and 8.4

ExcelExample 8.5 *

Excel Example 8.6 *

Excel Exercises: Ex 8.5, Ex 8.6 *

* Click "No" or "Don't update" if prompted by dialogue box. These spreadsheets should really be saved locally (right click on link) in the same folder as the partial factors spreadsheet for correct operation.

pad foundations being cast

Pad footings being cast within existing ground slab.
JKCC, Napier University, Edinburgh. Nov 2000.

All material © Copyright Ian Smith 2005