Cyclic and dynamic mechanical behaviour of shallow foundations on granular deposits

2009 ◽  
pp. 139-150
Author(s):  
Claudio di Prisco ◽  
Andrea Galli ◽  
Mauro Vecchiotti
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Behaviour ◽  
Shallow Foundations ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical

Superposition approach to the dynamic-mechanical behaviour of reinforced rubbers

Polymer ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. 129-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Ivaneiko ◽  
V. Toshchevikov ◽  
K.W. Stöckelhuber ◽  
M. Saphiannikova ◽  
G. Heinrich
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Behaviour ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical

Finite element approach for simulating the dynamic mechanical behaviour of a chicken egg

2010 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Perianu ◽  
B. De Ketelaere ◽  
B. Pluymers ◽  
W. Desmet ◽  
J. DeBaerdemaeker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Mechanical Behaviour ◽  
Finite Element Approach ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical ◽  
Chicken Egg ◽  
Element Approach

Tensile Properties and Dynamic Mechanical Behaviour of Natural Rubber Compound Filled with Rice Husk Silica Produced via Solvent-Thermal Extraction Method

2019 ◽  
Vol 947 ◽  
pp. 195-199
Author(s):  
Zainathul Akhmar Salim Abdul Salim ◽  
Aziz Hassan ◽  
Hanafi Ismail ◽  
Nor Hafizah Che Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Mechanical Behaviour ◽  
Extraction Method ◽  
Silica Content ◽  
Rice Husk Silica ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical ◽  
Thermal Extraction ◽  
Rubber Filler

This study highlighted the effect of incorporation of rice husk silica (RHS) on the tensile properties and dynamic mechanical behaviour of natural rubber (NR) compounds. High purity RHS was synthesised by solvent-thermal extraction method, which was inspired by TAPPI T204 cm-97 and TAPPI T264 cm-97 standards with some modifications. The extraction method had successfully produced RHS with 99.9% of silica content and surface area of 234.25 m2/g. The incorporation of RHS in NR showed increment in tensile properties compared to unfilled NR. Further improvement was recorded by surface modification of RHS with 1 wt. % bis (triethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulfide (TESPT). The modification of RHS with TESPT increased the rubber-filler interaction between RHS and NR matrix, hence enhancing the strength-related properties. The modified RHS-NR also recorded highest storage modulus, and the presence of RHS in the NR compound had slightly shifted the glass transition temperature (Tg) to a higher value. This confirmed that the strong rubber-filler interaction had increased the rigidity of the compounds and restricted the mobility of the rubber chains.

scholarly journals Influence of a Thin Horizontal Weak Layer on the Mechanical Behaviour of Shallow Foundations Resting on Sand

Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 392
Author(s):  
Maurizio Ziccarelli ◽  
Marco Rosone
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Mechanical Behaviour ◽  
Failure Mechanisms ◽  
Shear Bands ◽  
Ultimate Bearing Capacity ◽  
Shallow Foundations ◽  
Foundation Soil ◽  
Weak Layer ◽  
Geotechnical System ◽  
The Difference

The presence of minor details of the ground, including soil or rock masses, occurs more frequently than what is normally believed. Thin weak layers, shear bands, and slickensided surfaces can substantially affect the behaviour of foundations, as well as that of other geostructures. In fact, they can affect the failure mechanisms, the ultimate bearing capacity of footings, and the safety factor of the geotechnical system. In this research, numerically conducted through Finite Element Code Plaxis 2D, the influence of a horizontal thin weak layer on the mechanical behaviour of shallow footings was evaluated. The obtained results prove that the weak layer strongly influences both the failure mechanism and the ultimate bearing capacity if its depth is lower than two to four times the footing width. In fact, under these circumstances, the failure mechanisms are always mixtilinear in shape because the shear strains largely develop on the weak layer. However, the reduction in the ultimate bearing capacity is a function of the difference between the shear strength of the foundation soil and the layer. The presence of a thin weak layer decreases the ultimate bearing capacity up to 90%. In conclusion, this research suggests that particular attention must be paid during detailed ground investigations to find thin weak layers. Based on the obtained results, it is convenient to increase the soil volume investigation to a depth equal to four times the width of the foundation.

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