CE 524 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING II

(FOUNDATION ENGINEERING)
PRELIMINARY FORMULA SHEET

PRIMARY CONSOLIDATION SETTLEMENT:

Normally consolidated Soil

+∆
= log = 0.009 − 10
1+

Overconsolidated Soil

Case 1:

+∆
= log
1+
Case 2:

+∆
= log + log
1+ 1+

TIME RATE OF CONSOLIDATION:

! % ∆
= = $ = % =
"# $ 1+ & ' ∆

)
(=
* -%
For U = 0 to 60%: = +
,/001

For U > 60%: = 1.781 − 0.933 log 100 − (%

 CE 524 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING II
(FOUNDATION ENGINEERING)
PRELIMINARY FORMULA SHEET

LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE:

1 − 678∅ 1 + 678∅
5 = 1 − 678∅ 5& = 5: =
1 + 678∅ 1 − 678∅

Due to Soil: =" ;< 5

Due to Water: = "#
Due to Surcharge: = =5
Due to Cohesion: = −2 ? √5

TERZAGHI’S BEARING CAPACITY EQUATIONS:

Strip Footing: =A = ?B + =BC + 0.5 "EBF

Circular Footing: =A = 1.3 ?B + =BC + 0.3 "EBF
Square Footing: =A = 1.3 ?B + =BC + 0.4 "EBF
Rectangular Footing:

0.3 E 0.2 E
=A = ?B H1 + I + =BC + 0.5 "EBF H1 − I

GENERAL BEARING CAPACITY EQUATION:

=A = ?B J J J ; + =BC JC JC JC; + 0.5 "EBF JF JF JF;