3301 LOMBARD AVE COMPASS HEALTH SUPPORTIVE HOUSING Geotech Report 2022-10-25

0 0 Compass Health August 31, 2017 JN 17399 Page 5 An allowable bearing pressure of 6,000 pounds per square foot (psf) is appropriate for footings supported on competent native soil. A one-third increase in this design bearing pressure may be used when considering short-term wind or seismic loads. For the above design criteria, it is anticipated that the total post -construction settlement of footings founded on competent native soil will be about one-half inch, with differential settlements on the order of one-half inch in a distance of 30 feet along a continuous footing with a uniform load. Lateral loads due to wind or seismic forces may be resisted by friction between the foundation and the bearing soil, or by passive earth pressure acting on the vertical, embedded portions of the foundation. For the latter condition, the foundation must be either poured directly against relatively level, undisturbed soil or be surrounded by level, well -compacted fill. We recommend using the following ultimate values for the foundation's resistance to lateral loading: PARAMETER ULTIMATE VALUE Coefficient of Friction 0.5 Passive Earth Pressure 300 pcf Where: pcf is Pounds per Cubic Foot, and Passive Earth Pressure is computed using the Equivalent Fluid Density. If the ground in front of a foundation is loose or sloping, the passive earth pressure given above will not be appropriate. We recommend maintaining a safety factor of at least 1.5 for the foundation's resistance to lateral loading, when using the above ultimate values. FOUNDATION AND RETAINING WALLS Retaining walls backfilled on only one side should be designed to resist the lateral earth pressures imposed by the soil they retain. The following recommended parameters are for walls that restrain level backfill: PAItAMETER VALUE Active Earth Pressure * 35 pcf Passive Earth Pressure 300 pcf Coefficient of Friction 0.5 Soil Unit Weight 130 pcf Where: pcf is Pounds per Cubic Foot, and Active and Passive Earth Pressures are computed using the Equivalent Fluid Pressures. * For a restrained wall that cannot deflect at least 0.002 times its height, a uniform lateral pressure equal to 10 psf times the height of the wall should be added to the above active equivalent fluid pressure. The design values given above do not include the effects of any hydrostatic pressures behind the walls and assume that no surcharges, such as those caused by slopes, vehicles, or adjacent foundations will be exerted on the walls. If these conditions exist, those pressures should be added to the above lateral soil pressures. Where sloping backfill is desired behind the walls, we will need GEOTECH CONSULTANTS, INC.