IS 6403 : 1981 Code of practice for determination of bearing capacity of shallow foundations

1 Scope

1.1 This standard covers the procedure for determining theultimate bearing capacity and allowable bearing pressure of shallowfoundations based on shear and allowable settlement criteria.

2 References

IS 2 :1960Rules for rounding off numerical values

IS 2131 :1981Method for standard penetration test for soils

IS 2132 :1972Code of practice for thin-walled tube samplingof soils

IS 1888 :1981Method of load test on soils

IS 1892 :1979Code of practice for subsurface investigationsfor foundations

IS 1904 :1978Code of practice for structural safety ofbuildings: Shallow foundation

IS 4968 : Part III :1976 Method for subsurface sounding for soils:Part III Static cone penetration test

IS 8009 : Part I :1976 Code of practice forcalculation offoundations: Part I Shallow foundationssubjected to symmetrical static vertical loads