Research Article
Safety Criteria and Standards for Bearing Capacity of Foundation
Table 4
Standards for the factors of safety of foundations.
| Standard | Admissible factor of safety | Note |
| Code for Design of Building Foundations (GB50007-2011) [18] | 2.0–3.0 | | Engineering and Design-Bearing Capacity of Soils, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers [21] | 2.0–4.0 | Factor for roadway or railway bridge foundations is 4.0 |
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