In this course we will cover 18 points as follows:

1- Introduction

2- Case History

3- Three Failure Modes

4- General Bearing Capacity Equation

5- Drained Vs Undrained Analysis

6- Influence of Groundwater

7- Eccentric Forces and Moments

8- Consideration for Footings on Slopes

9- Consideration of Punching Shear (Effect of Soil compressibility or Rigidity)

10- Two-Layer Soil System

11- Closely Spaced Footings

12- Bearing Capacity Calculations from SPT and CPT

13- Allowable Bearing Capacity

14- Factored Geotechnical Bearing Resistance

15- Horizontal Resistance (Check against sliding)

16- Bearing Pressure on Rock

17- Typical Values for Preliminary Design Bearing Pressures

18- Structure-Geotechnical Cycle