Ground bearing slab - Traditional Approach for Bearing Capacity?
Ground bearing slab - Traditional Approach for Bearing Capacity?
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Hi Esteemed members
May be basic for some but I am looking to determine allowable/safe bearing capacity for a material that will be subject uniform load from a slab at grade.
Is it wise to approach this assuming say its a large pad/strip and apply conventional bearing capacity theories.
Thank you for reading
May be basic for some but I am looking to determine allowable/safe bearing capacity for a material that will be subject uniform load from a slab at grade.
Is it wise to approach this assuming say its a large pad/strip and apply conventional bearing capacity theories.
Thank you for reading
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RE: Ground bearing slab - Traditional Approach for Bearing Capacity?
For analysis, yes, a conventional approach is fine.
RE: Ground bearing slab - Traditional Approach for Bearing Capacity?
Allowable bearing pressure (based on a max settlement limit) is your dictating consideration.
RE: Ground bearing slab - Traditional Approach for Bearing Capacity?
I am only just starting to speak the lingo.
Eirechch - are you a basically saying the same as Ron I.e the first paragraph?
RE: Ground bearing slab - Traditional Approach for Bearing Capacity?
I am saying that in most cases, the bearing pressure is typically limited to that of which gives you your max settlement criteria.
For example, you could have a 2 x 2m wide, 0.5m deep foundation which has an allowable bearing capacity (i.e. shear failure) of 300kPa.
However, if 25mm settlement is your max settlement limit. Say you place 220kPa on your foundation, and it settles 24mm, then this is the maximum pressure you can apply to the foundation.
The 300kPa allowable bearing capacity (based on shear) is irrelevant as your settlement bearing pressure of 220kPa is dictating things.