2.1 Introduction(前言) the settlement of the foundation should be tolerable and, in particular,differential settlement should not cause any unacceptable damage of the structure(基础的沉降和元 降差必须在该建筑物所允许的范围之内)「 Allowable bearing capacity (q)is defined as the maximum pressure which may be applied to the soil such that the above two requirements are satisfied.From first requirement, qa is defined as:(地基的容许承载力q定义为当上述两 亲件满足时的基底最大压力.当条件满是时9。定义 如下 qu qa 2.1 Introduction (前言) ▪ the settlement of the foundation should be tolerable and, in particular, differential settlement should not cause any unacceptable damage of the structure (基础的沉降和沉 降差必须在该建筑物所允许的范围之内) ▪ Allowable bearing capacity (qa ) is defined as the maximum pressure which may be applied to the soil such that the above two requirements are satisfied. From first requirement, qa is defined as: (地基的容许承载力 qa 定义为当上述两 个条件满足时的基底最大压力.当条件一满足时qa 定义 如下) s u a F q q =