Reliability evaluation of shallow foundation bearing capacity on c′, φ′ soils

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 264-269

  Cherubini, C ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bearing capacity; Cohesion; Friction angle; Reliability; Shallow foundations

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; CORRELATION METHODS; FOUNDATIONS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY;

COHESION; FRICTION ANGLE;

SOILS;

BEARING CAPACITY; FOUNDATION; FRICTION; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SHALLOW SOIL;

EID: 0034107164     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cgj-37-1-264     Document Type: Article

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