4. Justification of shallow foundations
4.1 Preamble
The new NFP 94-261 regulation is to be applied in the case of shallow foundations. These refer to Eurocode 8 Part 5 for verification in seismic zones. The Eurocode now allows envelope curves to be calculated directly from seismic forces, and has the advantage of taking account of soil inertia forces.
SCROLL TO TOP4.2 Load-bearing capacity in accordance with EN 1998-5 [Annex F].
The load-bearing capacity of a soil is the stress it can withstand before shear failure.
Appendix...
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
This article is included in
Soil mechanics and geotechnics
This offer includes:
Knowledge Base
Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees
Services
A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources
Practical Path
Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills
Doc & Quiz
Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading
Justification of shallow foundations
Justification of deep foundations
Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Eurocode 7: geotechnical design – Part 1: General rules (Classification number: P94-251-1). - NF EN 1997-1 - (juin 2005)
- Eurocode 7 – Geotechnical calculations – Part 1: General rules – National Annex to NF EN 1997-1:2005 (Classification number: P94-251-1/NA). - NF EN 1997-1/NA - (septembre 2006)
- Eurocode 7: geotechnical design – Part 2: Site reconnaissance and testing (Classification number: P94-252)....
Regulations
Arrêté du 22 octobre 2010 and Arrêté du 19 juillet 2011 modifiant l'arrêté du 22 octobre 2010 relatif à la classification et aux règles de construction parasismique applicables aux bâtiments de la classe dite " à risque normal ".
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
