The ultimate uplift capacity of multi-plate strip anchors in undrained clay

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 504-514

  Merifield, R S ^a   Smith, C C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anchor; Clay; Finite elements; Limit analysis; Pullout capacity; Upper bound and lower bound

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT; LIMIT ANALYSIS; LOWER BOUNDS; PULLOUT CAPACITY; UPPER BOUND;

ANCHORS; BEARING CAPACITY; CLAY; DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

BEARING CAPACITY; CLAY SOIL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATION; LOADING TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANE STRAIN; RESEARCH WORK; SHEET PILED WALL; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STRESS FIELD; TENSION; UPLIFT;

EID: 77952545664     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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