ABSTRACT
The most important step for the use of the pressuremeter in design is the preparation of a quality pressuremeter borehole. Another point of interest is the general behavior of shallow foundations subjected to vertical loading. This chapter presents background information on the bearing capacity. In the pressuremeter approach to bearing capacity, the approach proposed by Menard is to relate the ultimate capacity of a footing to the net limit pressure obtained from the pressuremeter. The chapter also presents the pressuremeter versus shear strength approach. To calculate the bearing capacity, a step-by-step procedure is adopted. The chapter presents information on eccentrically loaded shallow footing. It illustrates shallow footing subjected to an inclined load, shallow footing near a slope with a load inclined towards the slope and with a load inclined away from the slope. The chapter illustrates shallow footing eccentrically loaded with a load inclined towards the edge and with a load inclined towards the center.
