Analytical solutions of critical load and Terzaghi's ultimate bearing capacity for unsaturated soil

Tongji Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Tongji University

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1736-1740

  Zhang, Changguang ^a,b   Zeng, Kaihua ^c   Zhao, Junhai ^d  

^a Tongji University   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANCHANG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Critical load; Ultimate bearing capacity; Unified strength theory; Unsaturated soil

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; CRITICAL LOAD; INTERMEDIATE PRINCIPAL STRESS; LATERAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT; MATRIC SUCTIONS; OVER CONSOLIDATION RATIO; STRESS VARIABLES; STRIP FOUNDATION; TWO-STATE; ULTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY; UNIFIED STRENGTH THEORY; UNSATURATED SOIL;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); SHEAR STRENGTH; SOILS;

BEARING CAPACITY;

EID: 79951988446     PISSN: 0253374X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-374x.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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