Nγ for rough strip footing using the method of characteristics

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 669-674

  Kumar, Jyant ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Bearing capacity; Failure; Foundations; Numerical modeling; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; ROCKS;

ROUGH STRIP FOOTING;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

BEARING CAPACITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOOTING; FOUNDATION;

EID: 0041823441     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t03-009     Document Type: Article

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