Table 6.3 Presumed Design Bearing Resistances Under Vertical Loading
Table 6.3 Presumed Design Bearing Resistances Under Vertical Loading
Table 6.3 Presumed Design Bearing Resistances Under Vertical Loading
Dense 560
Gravel, sand & gravel Medium dense 420 Width of foundation(B)
Loose 280 not less than 1m
Non-cohesive
Soils Dense 420 Ground water level
Sand Medium dense 280 assumed to be depth
Loose 140 not less than B below
the base of the
foundation.
Silt Hard 280
Stiff 200
Medium stiff 140
Cohesive soils Soft 70
* The given values do not include the effct of the depth of embedment of the foundation