Acta Scientiarum Polonorum

Abstract: A method of designing the foundation pad as a shallow replacement of organic soil is presented in the paper. The design examples present the influence of the pad width on bearing capacity and deformations of subgrade under strip foundations of a two-storey administration building, constructed on organic ground with thickness of 3 m. The pads with different width, determined by the value of the stress distribution angle β = 0°, 30° and 45°, were taken into consideration. It was stated that peat replacement is needed on the whole organic layer thickness, regardless of the width of the sand pad. The ultimate limit state fulfillment is possible only for the pad width over twice greater than the width of the foundation.