soil support calculation if some sinking is OK
soil support calculation if some sinking is OK
(OP)
I need to support 12,000 lbf on about 8 inches x 8 inches(hopefully less) in a variety of soils, when the ground is dry enough to run heavy equipment. The load can sink in 3 or 4 inches. So far I've only found soil specifications for building foundations, which I assume would be too
conservative. How do I calculate this?
Thanks,
John
conservative. How do I calculate this?
Thanks,
John





RE: soil support calculation if some sinking is OK
For a varitity of soils, I expect that the smallest footing/slab that you could place that much load on would be about 1.5x1.5 feet.
If you provide more information on what you are doing and the equipement/machine, the opinion may change.
RE: soil support calculation if some sinking is OK
RE: soil support calculation if some sinking is OK
RE: soil support calculation if some sinking is OK
RE: soil support calculation if some sinking is OK
John
RE: soil support calculation if some sinking is OK
RE: soil support calculation if some sinking is OK
RE: soil support calculation if some sinking is OK