ABSTRACT
Allowable and Safe Bearing Pressures The methods of calculating the ultimate bearing capacity of soil have been discussed at length in Chapter 12. The theories used in that chapter are based on shear failure criteria.' They do not indicate the settlement that a footing may undergo under the ultimate loading conditions. From the known ultimate bearing capacity obtained from anyone of the theories, the allowable bearing pressure can be obtained by applying a suitable factor of safety to the ultimate value.
