ABSTRACT
This research study utilizes a comprehensive database of load tests on shallow foundations, UML-GTR ShalFound07, for the evaluation of uncertainties in bearing capacity (BC) estimation. It contains 549 cases of load tests, mostly performed in Germany and the USA. It has been compiled from various publications noticeably using four major sources: (a) ShalDB Ver5.1 (Briaud & Gibbens 1997), (b) Lutenegger
& DeGroot (1995), (c) German test database in a set of volumes (e.g. Muhs & Weiss 1972) compiled by DEGEBO (Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft für Bodenmechanik) and (d) tests carried out or compiled by the University of Duisburg Essen, Germany (some of which are presented in Perau 1995). The database summary is presented in Table 1.
