Class notes of Geotechnical Engineering course I used to teach at UET Lahore. Feel free to download the slide show. Anyone looking to modify these files and use them for their own teaching purposes can contact me directly to get hold of editable version.

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Geotechnical Engineering–II [CE-321]
BSc Civil Engineering – 5th Semester
by
Dr. Muhammad Irfan
Assistant Professor
Civil Engg. Dept. – UET Lahore
Email: mirfan1@msn.com
Lecture Handouts: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/geotech-ii_2015session
Lecture # 18
10-Nov-2017

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TERZAGHI’S BEARING CAPACITY THEORY
Terzaghi (1943) developed the theory for continuous/strip
foundations (simplest, 2D problem).
 BNNDNcq qfcult '5.0'' 
Contribution of:
Shear
strength
Surcharge
Soil self-
weight
Nc, Nq and Nγ → Terzaghi’s Bearing Capacity Factors
→ Depend upon friction angle (Φ) of soil.

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 BNNDNcq qfcult '5.0'' 
TERZAGHI’S BEARING CAPACITY THEORY

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Terzaghi (1943) developed the theory for continuous/strip
foundations (simplest, 2D problem).
 BNNDNcq qfcult '5.0'' 
Contribution of:
Shear
strength
Surcharge
Soil self-
weight
 sBNNDsNcq qfccult '5.0'' 
General form of Terzaghi’s Bearing Capacity Theory
sc and sγ → shape factors
TERZAGHI’S BEARING CAPACITY THEORY

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Practice Problem #1

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Practice Problem #2

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CONCLUDED
REFERENCE MATERIAL
Foundation Analysis and Design (5th Edition)
Joseph E. Bowles
Chapter #4
Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (7th Edition)
Braja M. Das
Chapter #16