scholarly journals Effective Width Rule in the Analysis of Footing on Reinforced Sand Slope

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelmadjid Abdi ◽  
Khelifa Abbeche ◽  
Djamel Athmania ◽  
Mounir Bouassida
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Ultimate Bearing Capacity ◽  
Strip Footing ◽  
Total Width ◽  
Effective Width ◽  
Vertical Load ◽  
Eccentric Load ◽  
Reinforced Sand ◽  
Good Agreement

AbstractThis paper presents the results obtained from an experimental programme and numerical investigations conducted on model tests of strip footing resting on reinforced and unreinforced sand slopes. The study focused on the determination of ultimate bearing capacity of strip footing subjected to eccentric load located either towards or opposite to the slope facing. Strip footing models were tested under different eccentricities of vertical load. The obtained results from tests conducted on unreinforced sand slope showed that the increase in eccentricity of applied load towards the slope facing decreases the ultimate bearing capacity of footing. Predictions of the ultimate bearing capacity obtained by the effective width rule are in good agreement with those proposed from the consideration of total width of footing subjected to eccentric load. The ultimate bearing capacity of an eccentrically loaded footing on a reinforced sand slope can be derived from that of axially loaded footing resting on horizontal sand ground when adopting the effective width rule and the coefficient of reduction due to the slope. When increasing the distance between the footing border to the slope crest, for unreinforced and reinforced ground slope by geogrids, the ultimate bearing capacity of footing is no more affected by the slope ground.

scholarly journals Study on the ultimate bearing capacity of a strip footing influenced by an irregular underlying cavity in karst areas

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lianheng Zhao ◽  
Shan Huang ◽  
Zhonglin Zeng ◽  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Gaopeng Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Ultimate Bearing Capacity ◽  
Strip Footing ◽  
Karst Areas

Prediction of Vertical Ultimate Bearing Capacity in Piles Based on the Improved Hyperbolic Model

2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 2271-2275
Author(s):  
Cheng Wang ◽  
Qi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Ultimate Bearing Capacity ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Hyperbolic Model ◽  
Maximum Point ◽  
Static Load Test ◽  
Hyperbolic Curve ◽  
The Mathematical Model ◽  
Test Pile

Vertical static load test is widely used in the determination of pile bearing capacity, the mathematical model used to fit test pile data in determining the bearing capacity is essential. From the perspective of analytic geometry, the paper analyzes the traditional method of hyperbola, of which the asymptotic line of equilateral hyperbola was used to determine the ultimate bearing capacity. By extending the equal-axed conditions, a more general form of hyperbolic equation is derived and feasibility of such method is also analyzed, which indicates that the maximum point of curvature in such hyperbolic curve can determine the ultimate bearing capacity and such method is proved to be reasonable in practical projects.

scholarly journals Determination of bearing capacity of shallow foundations without using superposition approximation

2003 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 450-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Y Zhu ◽  
C F Lee ◽  
K T Law
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Field Method ◽  
Ultimate Bearing Capacity ◽  
Shallow Foundation ◽  
Closed Form Expression ◽  
Safe Side ◽  
Superposition Approximation ◽  
Bearing Capacity Factor ◽  
Rigorous Procedure

The Terzaghi superposition assumption has been widely used to determine the bearing capacity of shallow footings. Although this assumption always errs on the safe side, a rigorous procedure to calculate the bearing capacity is still of engineering value. This paper presents such a procedure that is free from errors as a result of the superposition assumption. It demonstrates that the ultimate bearing capacity can be precisely expressed by the Terzaghi equation, except that the bearing capacity factor Nγ is dependent upon the surcharge ratio. A recently developed numerical method, i.e., the critical slip field method, is used to calculate the modification coefficient for modifying Nγ. It is found that this modification coefficient increases with the surcharge ratio at small values of surcharge ratio and then remains constant for large values of surcharge ratio. However, the errors invoked by the superposition assumption do not exceed 10%. On the basis of numerical calculations, a simple closed-form expression of the modification coefficient is proposed that yields the theoretically rigorous ultimate bearing capacity. In the later part of the paper, errors in bearing capacity calculations owing to the use of conventional procedures are analyzed. It is concluded that the continued use of conventional procedures is justified, but the inherent errors should not be neglected in assessing the performance of shallow foundations.Key words: shallow foundation, strip footing, ultimate bearing capacity, critical slip field.

Bearing Capacity of an Eccentrically Loaded Strip Footing on Reinforced Sand Slope

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 232-238
Author(s):  
A. Abdi ◽  
K. Abbeche ◽  
B. Mazouz ◽  
R. Boufarh
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Strip Footing ◽  
Reinforced Sand

Effect of the Slope on the Undrained Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 32-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Messaoud Baazouzi ◽  
Mekki Mellas ◽  
Abdelhak Mabrouki ◽  
Djamel Benmeddour
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Strip Footing ◽  
Shallow Foundation ◽  
Mechanical Parameters ◽  
Vertical Load ◽  
Lagrangian Analysis ◽  
Major Interest ◽  
Explicit Finite Difference

The bearing capacity of shallow foundation near slope has always been one of the subjects of major interest in geotechnical engineering for researchers and practical engineers. This study focuses on the numerical analysis of the undrained bearing capacity for a strip footing near a slope, and subjected to a centered vertical load, using the explicit finite difference code FLAC (Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua). Theoretical and experimental studies confirm that, when a strip footing is near a slope, the bearing capacity must be assessed using reduction coefficients. In this study, several geometrical and mechanical parameters have been considered in order to evaluate the effect of the slope on the undrained bearing capacity. The numerical values have been compared with those available in the literature. The results show the influence on the undrained bearing capacity of the location of the footing with respect to the slope.

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