A limit equilibrium solution for bearing capacity of strip foundations on sand

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 351-361

  Silvestri, Vincenzo ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bearing capacity; Dilatancy; Limit equilibrium; Nq and N factors; Sand; Strip footing

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; FRICTION;

STRIP FOUNDATIONS;

SAND;

BEARING CAPACITY; FOUNDATION; SAND;

BEARING CAPACITY; FOUNDATION; SAND;

EID: 0038346437     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t02-122     Document Type: Article

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