Complex Variable Solution of Interference Effect of Two Nearby Strip Footings on Layered Soil
Publication: International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 23, Issue 10
Abstract
This study provides a solution for determining stress and displacement measurements of layered soil under the interaction of two adjacent strip footings by using conformal transformation methods (CTMs) in complex variable functions. Using the CTM, this research maps each layer of soil to a unit circle and calculates two single-valued analytic functions of each layer based on continuous conditions and boundary conditions to obtain the stress and displacement fields of the entire soil. The results were verified after being compared with the numerical solution of the Analysis Systems (ANSYS) finite-element software. In addition, this research uses two layers (as an example) to analyze influences of clear spacing of the footings and shear modulus of the soil on the interaction of two strip footings, as well as the influence of the center spacing of the footings and shear modulus of the bottom layer on differential settlements. The results indicate that an increase in the clear spacing of the footings and shear modulus of the soil sublayer greatly reduces the interaction between the two footings. Moreover, the differential settlement will increase with the center spacing, but will not vary with a changing shear modulus of the sublayer soil.
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All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the published article.
Acknowledgments
The study is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51974124, U2106224, U1906234).
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Volume 23 • Issue 10 • October 2023
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Received: Sep 19, 2022
Accepted: Apr 24, 2023
Published online: Jul 18, 2023
Published in print: Oct 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Dec 18, 2023
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