Shape factors for limit loads on square and rectangular footings

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 223-231

  Zhu, Ming ^a   Michalowski, Radoslaw L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bearing capacity; Finite element method; Footings; Foundations; Limit states; Shape; Three dimensional analysis

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; DATA REDUCTION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SOILS;

COHESION; FOOTINGS; LIMIT LOADS; SOIL WEIGHT;

STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BEARING CAPACITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOOTING; FOUNDATION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 13244292711     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:2(223)     Document Type: Article

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