ABSTRACT
The design of shallow foundations subject to different static loadings has been an important research topic for geotechnical engineers for many decades. The devastating effects of earthquakes and other forms of damage to shallow foundations has increased the complexity of the problem. Consequently, it is necessary to obtain closed-form solutions for the earthquakeresistant design of shallow foundations, and these solutions have become an important research area. Many analytical and numerical solutions are available, and cover areas such as the limit equilibrium method, limit analysis, method of characterization, finite element analysis and other areas for the computation of the seismic bearing capacity factors required for the design of shallow foundations. In the following sections, shallow footings in various ground conditions are analyzed under both static and seismic forces.
