Table Canada 3
Foundation Factors(1)

Categories

Type and Depth of Rock and Soil Measured from he Foundation or Pile Cap Level

F

1

 

2

3

4

Rock, dense and very dense coarse-grained soils, very stiff and hard fine-grained soils. compact coarse-grained soils and firm and stiff fine-grained soils from 0 to 15 m deep

Compact coarse-grained soils, firm and stiff fine-grained soils with a depth greater than 15 m; very loose and loose coarse-grained soils and very soft and soft fine-grained soils from 0 to 15 m deep

Very loose and loose coarse-grained soils with depth greater than 15  m

Very soft and soft fine-grained soils with depth greater than 15 m

1.0

 

1.3

 

1.5

2.0