Author/Authors
KHITAS, N. E. H. University of Biskra - Faculty of sciences and technology - Department of civil engineering and hydraulics, Laboratory of civil engineering, Algeria , BENMEDDOUR, D. University of Biskra - Faculty of sciences and technology - Department of civil engineering and hydraulics, Laboratory of civil engineering, Algeria , Mellas, M. University of Biskra - Faculty of sciences and technology - Department of civil engineering and hydraulics, Laboratory of civil engineering, Algeria , MABROUKI, A. University of Biskra - Faculty of sciences and technology - Department of civil engineering and hydraulics, Laboratory of civil engineering, Algeria
Title Of Article
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS ON PURELY COHESIVE SOIL UNDER ECCENTRIC LOADING
شماره ركورد
21697
Abstract
The classical theory of the bearing capacity of shallow foundations is based on the effective width approach for the case of vertical eccentric loading. This method stipulates that the area of the foundation, used in the calculation of the bearing capacity, is equal to the area of a fictive foundation on which the loading is applied at the center. This paper evaluates the performance of this approach in predicting the ultimate load of the footing. A numerical analysis is performed to estimate the undrained bearing capacity mobilized in a purely cohesive soil under a strip footing, using the finite difference code FLAC3D (Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua in 3 dimensions). The results of this analysis show that the effective width approach provides a good approximation of the bearing capacity for this kind of problems.
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15
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Bearing capacity , eccentric loading , strip foundation , cohesive soil , finite difference method
JournalTitle
Courrier Du Savoir
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19
JournalTitle
Courrier Du Savoir
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