Updated March 8th, 2019
Below are the maximum soil bearing capacity of different types of soil:
Type of soil Maximum safe bearing capacity kg/m2
1. Soft, wet clay or muddy clay — 5,000
2. Soft clay — 10,000
3. Fine, loose and dry sand — 10,000
4. Black cotton soil — 15,000
5. Moist clay and sand clay Mixture — 15,000
6. Loose gravel — 25,000
7. Medium clay — 25,000
8. Medium, compact and dry sand — 25,000
9. Compact clay — 45,000
10. Compact sand — 45,000
11. Compact gravel — 45,000
12. Soft rocks — 45,000
13. Laminated rock such as sand stone &
Lime stone — 165,000
14. Hard rocks such as granite, diorite, trap– 330,000
Unknown says
10/12/2016 at 12:00 amwhat is the design bearing capacity if the measured bearing capacity of a made-up soil is, say, 300kn/m2?
Mohammad Hassan Alami says
20/01/2018 at 3:06 pmvery good academic information
Liton Biswas says
23/01/2018 at 9:24 amThank you, Mohammad.
Pappala Krishna says
26/07/2018 at 4:44 pmPlz request. I want to bearing pressure of soon in tons/square feet