Bearing Capacity Factor Ngamma Calculator
Unit-weight bearing capacity factor Ngamma = 2 * (Nq + 1) * tan(phi) with Nq = tan^2(45 + phi/2) * exp(pi * tan(phi)); this is the Vesic (1973) convention, which differs from Terzaghi's and Meyerhof's original third factors. Equals 0 at phi = 0.
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Unit-weight bearing capacity factor Ngamma = 2 * (Nq + 1) * tan(phi) with Nq = tan^2(45 + phi/2) * exp(pi * tan(phi)); this is the Vesic (1973) convention, which differs from Terzaghi's and Meyerhof's original third factors. Equals 0 at phi = 0.