A general theoretical solution for the consolidation of a composite foundation

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 24-30

  Xie, Kang He ^a   Lu, Meng Meng ^a   Hu, An Feng ^a   Chen, Guo Hong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composite foundation; Consolidation; Horizontal permeability coefficient; Ramp loading

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); DEFORMATION; FOUNDATIONS; LIQUIDS; SOILS; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

AVERAGE DEGREE OF CONSOLIDATIONS; AVERAGE STRESSES; BOTTOM SURFACES; COMPOSITE FOUNDATION; COMPOSITE FOUNDATIONS; CONSTRUCTION TIMES; DISTURBANCE INTENSITIES; DISTURBED SOILS; DISTURBED ZONES; EQUILIBRIUM EQUATIONS; EXCESS PORE WATER PRESSURES; EXPLICIT SOLUTIONS; EXTERNAL LOADS; GENERAL ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; GENERAL EXPRESSIONS; HORIZONTAL PERMEABILITIES; HORIZONTAL PERMEABILITY COEFFICIENT; INITIAL CONDITIONS; PARAMETRIC STUDIES; RAMP LOADING; RAMP LOADINGS; SURROUNDING SOILS; TOP SURFACES;

CONSOLIDATION;

COLUMN; COMPOSITE; CONSOLIDATION; DEFORMATION; FOUNDATION; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 56949097649     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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