SOIL BEARING FOOTING PRESSURES
SOIL BEARING FOOTING PRESSURES
(OP)
Can someone explain why the difference between these two methods. The first one is the typical 2V:1H with the Boussinesq pressure isobars. Between them there seems to be large pressure differences for both Spread and Continuous Footings.






RE: SOIL BEARING FOOTING PRESSURES
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RE: SOIL BEARING FOOTING PRESSURES
RE: SOIL BEARING FOOTING PRESSURES
By the way, were the pressures you calculated using the 2:1 approach about twice as high as those from Boussinesq?
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RE: SOIL BEARING FOOTING PRESSURES