Bearing capacity of plane-strain footings on layered soils

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 241-253

  Burd, H J ^a   Frydman, S ^b  

^a Department of Engineering Science ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bearing capacity; Layered soils; Numerical analysis

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; CLAY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SAND; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

LAYERED SOILS; PLANE STRAIN FOOTINGS;

FOUNDATIONS;

BEARING CAPACITY; FOUNDATION; LAYERED SYSTEM;

EID: 0031126951     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-106     Document Type: Article

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