ABSTRACT
The foundation transmits the load of the structure safely to the ground, without undergoing any shear failure or excessive settlement. The bearing capacity of footings has been extensively studied, both theoretically and experimentally, over the past many decades. The theoretical approach was initiated by Prandtl (1921) and Reissner (1924), and the designoriented bearing capacity equation (fully considering the soil unit weight, cohesion, and friction angle) was proposed by Terzaghi (1943). After the early development of the bearing capacity solution, most efforts have focused mainly on a more realistic derivation of
(2000), Griffiths et al. (2002), Ericson and Drescher (2002), Michalowski and Dawson (2002), Salgado et al. (2004), Lee and Salgado (2005)].
