Bearing capacity and settlement
Ultimate bearing capacity of shallow foundations by the method the engineer chooses, groundwater and eccentric loads, with the immediate and consolidation settlement of a layered profile.
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What you get
From the inputs to a finished bearing capacity and settlement calculation
The applicable checks, step by step
Every check with its equation, the values that go into it, the result and the code section, and the governing case up front. Results update as you type.
A calculation report a reviewer can follow
Inputs, load combinations, every check with its result and reference, and the governing case, in a clear PDF with your title block.
Drawings
Where the calculation has a shape to draw: elevations, sections and the diagrams, on a sheet with your title block, as PDF or DXF.
Your units, your method
US or metric units at any time, LRFD or ASD where the code offers both; the report follows.
Verification
How the bearing capacity and settlement is tested
Against published examples and hand calculations from the code equations, on every change. The method and the sources.
Learn
Step by step
User manual: Bearing capacity and settlement
Every input, check and option of the calculation explained.
Video: Foundations: a spread footing
An 8 ft square footing under an 18 in. column: soil bearing on service loads, concrete design on factored loads. (1:26)
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