Scale Effect of Strip and Circular Footings Resting on Dense Sand
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 127, Issue 7
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a research program of strip and circular footings resting on dry dense sand. The scale effect on the bearing capacity and the shape factor s;gg of the footings is investigated numerically and experimentally. The footings are analyzed using the method of characteristics. A wedge failure mechanism has been adopted. Triaxial compression tests conducted under confining pressures up to 2,500 kPa show that the friction angle of dense sand decreases with stress level. The stress-dependent friction angle of soil is adopted in the characteristics analysis. The numerical results indicate that the bearing capacity increases exponentially with footing size. With increasing footing size, the bearing capacity factor N;gg is reduced, while the shape factor s;gg is increased. Centrifuge tests of strip and circular footings with dimensions up to the equivalent of 7 m have been conducted. The experimental work verified the numerical analysis through the consistency of results.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 127 • Issue 7 • July 2001
Pages: 613 - 621
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Received: Dec 7, 1999
Published online: Jul 1, 2001
Published in print: Jul 2001
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