| Allowable Soil Bearing Capacity/Soil Modulus of Elasticity |
The soil bearing stress capacity. If a soil table was assigned to the footing then the reported value is the interpolated soil capacity given the footing's minimum plan dimension and depth. The Soil Modulus of Subgrade Reaction of Elasticity is used for defining the soil springs in the footing's finite element analysis model and it is calculated in the same way as the soil bearing capacity. |
| Max. Unfactored Soil Bearing |
This is the maximum stress on the soil. It is calculated by dividing the soil springs force by its corresponding tributary area. The soil load combination producing the maximum soil stress is also reported. |
| Average Unfactored Soil Bearing |
The average soil bearing is calculated by taking the sum of all the soil spring compression forces and dividing them by their corresponding tributary area. If a region of the footing is in tension, the springs below it will have no force and their tributary areas will not be included in the calculation. Note that the Average value may be from a different load combination then the Max Unfactored Soil Bearing. |
