Non-linear soil stiffness in routine design

Geotechnique

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 487-508

  Atkinson, J H ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design footings foundations; In situ testing; Laboratory tests; Settlement stiffness

Indexed keywords

FOUNDATIONS; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FAILURE STRAIN; PEAK STRENGTH; SOIL STIFFNESS;

SOIL TESTING;

FOOTING; FOUNDATION; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; SOIL MECHANICS; STIFFNESS;

EID: 0034302249     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2000.50.5.487     Document Type: Article

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