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Isolated footing soil pressure

Elastic bearing pressure under axial load and moments, with the kern (no-uplift) check and the allowable-pressure comparison.

Inputs

Results

Eccentricity e_L / e_B [m]
σmin [kPa]
σmax [kPa]

Citations

σσ = N/A ± M_L/W_L ± M_B/W_B; W_L = B·L²/6, W_B = L·B²/6.
KERNNo uplift needs e ≤ L/6 (and B/6). Beyond the kern, partial-contact analysis is required.
VERIFYHand-verified: N=1000, M=100, 2×2.5 m → σmax=248, σmin=152 kPa.

Engine: rc-tr.js v0.1.0 · Method: elastic bearing · Date:

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