Table 17. Values Assumed for Bearing Capacity 

 Factors in the OTEC Deadweight Analysis 



Cohesive Soils, Categories A, B, and C, <j> = 



N = 5.14, 

 c 



N 



Y 



= 0, N = 1.00 



q 



(Note: therefore 



Ny term of bearing 

 uation = 0.) 



capaci 



ity eq 



s c -1.2 





s =1.00 



q 



d c =1.05 





d = 1.00 

 q 



i = 0.50 

 c 





i =1.00 



q 



k =1.00 

 c 





k = 0.60 



q 



Non-Cohesive Soi 



Is, Category D 



s = ? = 0.52 rad (30 deg), 



Y = 6.75 kN/m 3 (43 pcf) 



N = 22 N_ = 18 



y q 



s = 0.6 s = 1.5 



Y 1 



d = 1.0 d n = 1.03 



Y 9 



For R y = 2 x P H 



i = 0.07 i n = 0.19 



Y ** 



k = 0.6 k = 0.6 



Y 1 



100 



