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bearing capacity: a standalone construct

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bearingcapacity1 CONSTRUCTBearing capacityMEYERHOF · GEOTECHNICAL

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Geotechnical engineering

the maximum pressure a foundation can apply to the ground before shear failure, from soil strength, depth and footing shape.

In geotechnical engineering, bearing capacity refers to the maximum pressure a foundation can apply to the ground before shear failure, from soil strength, depth and footing shape. This meaning comes from Meyerhof (1951) in Géotechnique.[1]

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References

  1. Meyerhof, G. G. (1951). The Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Foundations. Géotechnique, 2(4), 301-332. https://doi.org/10.1680/geot.1951.2.4.301

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