The bearing capacity equations that are in general use in engineering practice were derived using an
analytical method called the limit equilibrium method. We will illustrate how to use this method by
fi nding the collapse load (Pu) for a strip footing. The essential steps in the limit equilibrium method are
(1) selection of a plausible failure mechanism or failure surface, (2) determination of the forces acting
on the failure surface, and (3) use of the equilibrium equations that you learned in statics to determine
the collapse or failure load.
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