A REVISED AND EXTENDED FORMULA FOR BEARING CAPACITY

THE FORMULA PRESENTED CONTAINS FIVE NEW KINDS OF FACTORS: SHAPE FACTORS, DEPTH FACTORS, INCLINATION FACTORS, BASE INCLINATION FACTORS, AND GROUND INCLINATION FACTORS. IT IS ON THE BEARING CAPACITY FORMULA DEVELOPED AROUND 1943 BY BUISMAN, CAQUOT AND TERZAGHI. /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Bull No 28, PP 5-11, 12 FIG
• Corporate Authors:

  Danish Geotechnical Institute

  1 Maglebjergvej
  DK-2800 Lyngby,   Denmark 
• Authors:
  • Hansen, J B
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Depth; Formulas; Shape; Slopes; Variables
• Old TRIS Terms: Shape factor
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00234981
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 18 1971 12:00AM