load transfer from foundation to soil strata

gopaldeshpande

gopaldeshpande

@gopaldeshpande-gfHC7U • Oct 27, 2024
illustrate in detail with sketches how is the load from an entire structure transferred from the foundation to the soil stata underneath the foundation?

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  • Kaustubh Katdare

    Kaustubh Katdare

    @thebigk • Jun 19, 2012

    Civil engineers - we've an unanswered question here. Please have a look 😀
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  • Ramani Aswath

    Ramani Aswath

    @ramani-VR4O43 • Jun 19, 2012

    This gives you basic info with some sketches on how load is safely distributed from the foundation footing to the soil. The actual transfer angle depends a lot on the type of soil and the safe bearing load capacity for that soil at various times.
    <a href="https://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/footing_fundamentals/why_soils_matter.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bearing Capacity of Soil - Bearing Pressure Chart - Concrete Network</a>
    This document on Bearing Capacity is fairly detailed:
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