Model tests and fem simulation of some factors affecting the bearing capacity of a footing on sand

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 53-76

  Siddiquee, M S A ^a   Tatsuoka, Fumio ^b   Tanaka, Tadatsugu ^b   Tani, Kazuo ^c   Yoshida, Kenji ^d   Morimoto, Tsutomu ^e  

^a BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Kumagai Gumi Co   (Japan)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Bearing capacity factors; Finite element method; Footing depth; Footing shape; Load inclination; Model test (IGC: E3 E14)

Indexed keywords

EID: 19844362137     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.41.2_53     Document Type: Article

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