Bearing capacity of shallow foundations in a low gravity environment

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-134

  Kobayashi, Taizo ^a   Ochiai, Hidetoshi ^a   Suyama, Yusuke ^a   Aoki, Shigeru ^b   Yasufuku, Noriyuki ^a   Omine, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIMIZU CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bearing capacity; Foundation; Low gravity; Lunar surface; Regolith; Upper bound method (IGC: B8 E3)

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FOUNDATIONS; MOON; SOILS;

CAPACITY CHARACTERISTICS; COEFFICIENT OF SUBGRADE REACTIONS; IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS; LOW GRAVITY; LUNAR SURFACE; REGOLITH; ULTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY; UPPER BOUND METHOD;

LIQUID SLOSHING;

EID: 67349166654     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.49.115     Document Type: Article

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