Calculation Of Safe Bearing capacity as per IS 6403 - 1981

Width of footing (B)

=
11.00 m
Length of footing (L)
=
12.00 m
3
Cohesion (C)
=
0 KN/m
Angle of Internal Friction (I)
=
36 degree
3
Dry density (Jd)
=
17 KN/m
Water content (w)
=
23.5
1
3
Unit weight (J)
=
21 KN/m
3
Unit weight of water (Jw)
=
10 KN/m
Specific gravity (G)
=
2.65
Void ratio
=
0.559
Type of Failure
= Mixed shear Failure
Ground Level
=
582.25 m
Foundation level
=
580.75 m
Depth of foundation (Df)
=
1.5 m
Factor of Safety
=
2.5
L/B
=
1.091
Shape of footing
= Rectangle Footing
Shape factor (sc)
=
1.183
Shape factor (sq)
=
1.183
Shape factor (sJ)
=
0.633
NI
=
3.852
Depth factor (dc)
=
1.054
Depth factor (dq)
=
1.027
Depth factor (dJ)
=
1.027
Inclination of load to vertical (D)
=
0 degree
Inclination factors (ic)
=
1
Inclination factors (iq)
=
1
Inclination factors (iJ)
=
1
Bearing capacity factor (Nc)
=
30.14
For General shear failure
Bearing capacity factor (Nq)
=
18.4
For General shear failure
Bearing capacity factor (NJ)
=
22.4
For General shear failure
I' for local shear failure
Bearing capacity factor (Nc' )
Bearing capacity factor (Nq' )
Bearing capacity factor (NJ' )

=
=
=
=

25.956
22.6
12.21
13.18

degree
For Local shear failure
For Local shear failure
For Local shear failure

q = Effective surcharge at the base level of foundation = J*Df

qa = Net pressure for a specified settlement of 25 mm
R = Relative density of soil
W' = Correction factor for Water Table
0.50
Qu (General shear failure)

1/F(c* Nc*sc*dc*ic + J*Df*(Nq-1)

*sq*dq*iq + 0.5*g*B*Ng*sg*dg*ig*W' )
2
602.75 KN/m
2
60.275 t/m

Qu' (Local shear failure)

1/F(2/3*c* Nc' *sc*dc*ic + J*Df*(Nq' -1)

*sq*dq*iq + 0.5*g*B*Ng' *sg*dg*ig*W' )
2
369.53 KN/m
2
36.953 t/m

Qu (For mixed failure)

= Qu - (Qu-Qu')*(e-0.55)/(0.75-0.55)
2
59.226 t/m

Calculation for bearing pressure from settlement criteria

Since the foundation width is 11m (>6m), it is a raft foundation
The value of 55t/m2 is net safe bearing capacity which is governed by shear failure criterion
Now, to calculate the net safe bearing pressure from settlement criterion
As per Teng, net safe bearing pressure of raft is qns = 0.07*(N-3)*Rw*Cd*Sa, t/m2
qns = Net safe bearing pressure
N = SPT value = 20 (Assumed for angle of internal friction of 36 degrees)
Rw = 0.5 (Assuming water table at the base of footing)
Cd = Depth correction factor = 1+D/B = 1+ (1.5/11) = 1.14
Sa = permissible settlement = 60 mm
qns = 0.07*(20-3)*0.5*1.14*60 = 40.7 t/m2
Therefore the allowable bearing pressure is lesser of net safe bearing capacity and net safer
bearing pressure and recommended as 40.7 t/m2.
In case of Earthquake load combination bearing capacity shall be increased by 25% as per IS
1893.