TABLE OF CONTENTS The following notation is used in this chapter:
| SYMBOL | DEFINITION |
| B | Width of the footing (Sec. 8.2) | |
| B | Width of the pile (Sec. 8.3) | |
| c | Cohesion based on a total stress analysis | |
| c ? | Cohesion based on an effective stress analysis | |
| c A | Adhesion between the cohesive soil and the pile or pier perimeter | |
| D | Depth of the pile group | |
| D | Depth below ground surface to the bottom of the footing | |
| e | Eccentricity of the vertical load Q | |
| F | Factor of safety | |
| G | Gravel equivalent factor | |
| h ? | Depth of the groundwater table below ground surface [Eq. (8.4)] | |
| k | Ratio of ? ? h divided by ? ? ? | |
| L | Length of the footing | |
| N c, N ?, N q | Dimensionless bearing capacity factors (Table 8.2) | |
| q all | Allowable bearing pressure | |
| q ult | Ultimate bearing capacity | |
| q ? | Largest bearing pressure exerted by an eccentrically loaded footing | |
| q ? | Lowest bearing pressure exerted by an eccentrically loaded footing | |
| Q | Applied load to the footing | |
| Q all | Maximum allowable footing, pile, or pier load | |
| Q p | Ultimate pile or pier tip resistance force | |
| Q s | Ultimate skin friction resistance force for the pile or pier | |
| Q ult | Load causing a bearing capacity failure (Sec. 8.2) | |
| Q ult | Ultimate load capacity of a pile or pier (Sec. 8.3) | |
| r, R | Radius... |
