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Assessing the Scale Effect on Bearing Capacity of Undrained Subsoil: Implications for Seismic Resilience of Shallow Foundations.
- Source :
- Materials (1996-1944); Aug2023, Vol. 16 Issue 16, p5631, 23p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This research investigates the influence of the scale effect on the bearing capacity of fine-grained subsoil under undrained conditions. The analyses were conducted based on laboratory tests of silty clay. Uniformly compacted samples were subjected to an unconfined compression test. The research was performed on cylindrical specimens. Three different variants of the diameter D (38 mm, 70 mm, 100 mm) and the corresponding height H = 2D were analyzed. Based on the tests results, the unconfined compression strength q<subscript>u</subscript> was determined, and from this, the undrained shear strength c<subscript>u</subscript> was calculated. The obtained results showed a clear decrease in c<subscript>u</subscript> with increasing sample size. However, in the existing reference documents, there are no specific guidelines for calculations of bearing capacity with consideration of sample size effect on the soil shear strength. Therefore, this study utilized the laboratory soil test data to calculate the bearing capacity of undrained subsoil, taking into account the seismic impacts, with a particular focus on spread foundations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SHALLOW foundations
SHEAR strength of soils
SUBSOILS
SOIL ripping
SHEAR strength
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19961944
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Materials (1996-1944)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 170743706
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16165631