Lower bound solutions for bearing capacity of jointed rock

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-36

  Sutcliffe, D J ^a   Yu, H S ^b   Sloan, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropic; Bearing capacity; Homogenous; Limit analysis; Lower bound

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BEARING CAPACITY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; PLASTICITY; ROCKS; STRAIN; STRESSES;

STRIP FOOTINGS;

GEOLOGY;

BEARING CAPACITY; FOOTING; FRACTURED MEDIUM; JOINT; LIMIT ANALYSIS; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0842322785     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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