An estimate of the influence of soil weight on bearing capacity using limit analysis

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 57-64

  Michalowski, Radoslaw L ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bearing capacity; Footings; Limit analysis; Plasticity analysis; Self weight; Shallow foundations (igc: E 3)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002072399     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.37.4_57     Document Type: Article

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