bearingPressure

Calculates the footing gross bearing pressure. 1 October 2015

A compilation of functions for performing calculations and
creating plots that commonly arise in geotechnical engineering and soil
mechanics. The types of calculations that are currently included are:
(1) phase diagrams and index parameters, (2) grain-size distributions,
(3) plasticity, (4) soil classification, (5) compaction, (6) groundwater,
(7) subsurface stresses (geostatic and induced), (8) Mohr circle analyses,
(9) consolidation settlement and rate, (10) shear strength, (11) bearing
capacity, (12) lateral earth pressures, (13) slope stability, and (14)
subsurface explorations. Geotechnical engineering students, educators,
researchers, and practitioners will find this package useful.

Irucka Embry

geotech

Geotechnical Engineering

James Kaklamanos

Kyle Elmy

bearingPressure function

<dl><dt>P</dt>
<dd>= Vertical gross column load (lb or kN)</dd>
<dt>B</dt>
<dd>= foundation width (ft or m)</dd>
<dt>L</dt>
<dd>= foundation length (ft or m)</dd>
<dt>D</dt>
<dd>= Depth of foundation (ft or m)</dd>
<dt>Dw</dt>
<dd>= Depth of groundwater table below foundation base (ft or m)</dd>
<dt>metric</dt>
<dd>= logical variable: TRUE (for metric units) or FALSE (for English units)</dd>
<dt>gammaW</dt>
<dd>= unit weight of water (default = 62.4 pcf for English units; 9.81 kN/m^3 for metric units)</dd>
<dt>gammaC</dt>
<dd>= unit weight of concrete (default = 150 pcf for English units; 23.6 kN/m^3 for metric units)</dd></dl>

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Gross Bearing Pressure (Bearing Capacity) — bearingPressure

<dl>

<dt>P</dt>
<dd>= Vertical gross column load (lb or kN)</dd>


<dt>B</dt>
<dd>= foundation width (ft or m)</dd>


<dt>L</dt>
<dd>= foundation length (ft or m)</dd>


<dt>D</dt>
<dd>= Depth of foundation (ft or m)</dd>


<dt>Dw</dt>
<dd>= Depth of groundwater table below foundation base (ft or m)</dd>


<dt>metric</dt>
<dd>= logical variable: TRUE (for metric units) or FALSE (for English units)</dd>


<dt>gammaW</dt>
<dd>= unit weight of water (default = 62.4 pcf for English units; 9.81 kN/m^3 for metric units)</dd>


<dt>gammaC</dt>
<dd>= unit weight of concrete (default = 150 pcf for English units; 23.6 kN/m^3 for metric units)</dd>

</dl>

bearingPressure: Gross Bearing Pressure (Bearing Capacity)

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