I've never seen a Geotech report specify either net or gross bearing capacity. Only terms such as "Factored Geotechnical Resistance (ULS)", "Geotechnical Reaction (SLS) for
25 mm Settlement", and are typically listed at a certain depth or minimum depth.
Is it safe to assume that the ULS...
@haynewp For these it would always be good engineered fill material backfilling over the foundation and around the pier/wall. So it seems that it's safe to assume that the soil will prevent buckling under axial loading.
Can the soil also be considered to contribute to the bending strength of...
I have read a forum before saying that overburden loads can be neglected in bearing calculations if that same overburden load was there pre-construction. I asked a geotechnical engineer about this and he said that he has never heard of this. The consensus is my structural office is that this is...
What do you typically use as the effective length of your foundation walls and piers? Do you consider the stabilizing effects of the confining soil?
I have always neglected the contribution of the soil and treated the piers as if they were columns above grade. Much of my work is in Canada where...
