TABLE OF CONTENTS The following notation is used in this chapter:
| SYMBOL | DEFINITION | |
| B | Width of footing | |
| B ? | Reduced footing width to account for eccentricity of load | |
| c | Cohesion based on total stress analysis | |
| c ? | Cohesion based on effective stress analysis | |
| D f | Depth below ground surface to bottom of footing | |
| D r | Relative density | |
| e | Eccentricity of vertical load Q | |
| e 1, e 2 | Eccentricities along and across footing (Fig. 8.9) | |
| FS | Factor of safety | |
| H 1 | Thickness of surface layer that does not liquefy | |
| k 0 | Coefficient of earth pressure at rest | |
| L | Length of footing | |
| L ? | Reduced footing length to account for eccentricity of load | |
| N | Measured SPT blow count ( N value in blows per foot) | |
| N c , N ?, N q | Dimensionless bearing capacity factors | |
| ( N 1) 60 | N value corrected for field testing procedures and overburden pressure | |
| P, Q | Footing load | |
| q all | Allowable bearing pressure | |
| q ult | Ultimate bearing capacity | |
| q ? | Largest bearing pressure exerted by eccentrically loaded footing | |
| q ? | Lowest bearing pressure exerted by eccentrically loaded footing | |
| Q ult | Load causing a bearing capacity failure | |
| r u | Pore water pressure ratio | |
| R | Shear resistance of soil | |
| s u | Undrained shear... |
