The behaviour of footings resting on a non-homogeneous soil mass with a crust. Part 1: Strip footing
Abstract
A finite layer method developed to analyze the behavior of footings on a nonhomogeneous soil is outlined. The elastic response of strip footings for a wide range of soil profiles involving a weathered crust overlying a main deposit is investigated. The effect of layer depth, crust depth, and the rate of variation of stiffness within the crust and the underlying soil are examined. The influence of this nonhomogeneity upon settlement profile, differential settlement, and consolidation settlement is discussed.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- September 1980
- Bibcode:
- 1980STIN...8127332R
- Keywords:
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- Finite Element Method;
- Soil Mechanics;
- Substructures;
- Supports;
- Elastic Properties;
- Numerical Analysis;
- Reinforcement (Structures);
- Soil Science;
- Engineering (General)