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Bearing pressure for rectangular footing double eccentricity

LR11

Structural
Sep 13, 2001
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I found this graph (see attached Fig 6.14-d) from another post.
It's for estimating footing bearing pressures when effective load is outside the kern.
Has anyone come across formulate to use instead of reading from graph.

Curves are from American Railway Engineering Association.
 

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The formulas are in the attachment you provided. q = Q/A times some things. I use those instead of a graph because it's easy to put into a spreadsheet.

I rarely use purely eccentric footings. It's hard to get it to work because the kern is so small. I use grade beams to neutralize the eccentricity these days. Though I suppose it could work for a 1-2 story building.

I think a good exercise is to derive the formula for eccentric footing by yourself. It's easier than it looks. It's just a matter of doing the triangular distribution and using force equilibrium. You can do a lot with that. Edit: Sorry, just reread your post. This thought only applies for single axis.
 
This is an old graph for this subject Year 1927.. President Calvin Coolidge era. From the book FOUNDATIONS OF STRUCTURES ( By DUNHAM , 1960)
IMO, the best option is to shift the footing if possible so that the resultant load acts within the kern.
 

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