UPPER BOUND

BEARING CAPACITIES BASED ON HOEK - BROWN FAILURE CRITERION

GSI 30

geological strenght index

D 0

degree of disturbance

mi 7

material strength parameter

36deg

angle of internal friction of rock

q0 200

kPa

equivalent uniform load accounting for the influence of foundation depth

c 6000

kPa

uniaxial compressive strength of rock (UCS)

20

kN
m

b 10

mb mi e

unit weight of soil above the footing bottom

m
GSI100
2814D

GSI

width of foundation

0.575

reduced material strength parameter for rock mass

20

1 15
3
a e
e
0.522
2 6
1

s e

GSI100
93D

constant for rock mass

4.189 10

nonlinear parameter depending on rock properties

2
2 tan ( )

1
3
Nq sec e
2 4
2

N Nq 1

tan ( )
2

e
2 cos ( )

7.038

7.401

mb
s
mb 4 s a mb 8 s
4

N
2 ( 1 a ) ( 2 a )

qult
qallow
898.524
FS

coefficient of bearing capacity

a 1

b
3
qult c N q0 Nq N 2.696 10
2

FS 3

coefficient of bearing capacity

0.091

kPa

coefficient of bearing capacity

ultimate bearing resistance

factor of safety

kPa

allowable bearing resistance