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Bearing Capacity

Traditional Bearing Capacity Methods

Compare Terzaghi, Meyerhof, Hansen, and Vesic general shear methods within a single shallow foundation tool.

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Foundation sketch

Method: Terzaghi

B = 2 mDf = 1.2 mSoil parametersc = 10 kPaϕ = 30 degγ = 18 kN/m3PlanB = 2 mL = 3 m

Important disclaimer

These results are simplified and indicative only. Please review the site-wide Disclaimer before using this tool in any engineering workflow.