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Table 1 Comparison of the bearing capacity factor N γ for a smooth footing

From: The bearing capacity factor N γ of strip footings on cϕγ soil using the method of characteristics

ϕ (°)

Present method

Bolton and Lau (1993)

Frydman and Burd (1997)

Woodward and Griffiths (1998)

Hjiaj et al. (2005)

Martin (2005)

Smith (2005)

Kumar (2009)

λ

0

0.1

1

10

100

104

5

0.085

0.144

0.210

0.242

0.246

0.248

0.09

0.0862–0.0914

0.087

10

0.281

0.438

0.619

0.707

0.721

0.723

0.29

0.3

0.283–0.299

0.2809

0.282

15

0.699

1.023

1.411

1.605

1.637

1.641

0.71

0.7

0.701–0.737

0.70

0.699

20

1.579

2.194

2.968

3.375

3.445

3.452

1.60

1.5

1.578–1.665

1.579

1.58

1.577

25

3.461

4.607

6.137

6.995

7.145

7.163

3.51

3.4

3.454–3.653

3.46

3.457

30

7.653

9.816

12.92

14.80

15.16

15.19

7.74

7.9

7.6

7.623–8.078

7.653

7.65

7.644

35

17.58

21.83

28.47

32.88

33.76

33.86

17.8

18.9

17.46–18.51

17.6

17.55

40

43.19

52.14

67.50

78.96

81.44

81.74

44

42

42.77–45.42

43.19

43.2

43.08

45

117.6

138.4

178.1

212.1

220.4

221.3

120

92

115.6–123.3

118

117.1

50

372.0

427.9

547.6

667.8

701.7

706.2

389

372.0

372

370.0