The effect of soil stiffness on the undrained bearing capacity of a footing on a layered clay deposit

Alireza Salehi, Yuxia Hu, Barry Lehane, V. Zania, L. Sovso

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Abstract

The bearing capacity of footings on layered clays has been studied previously, but with the clays assumed as rigid plastic materials. In this study a circular footing was penetrated into a stiff-over-soft clay deposit in a centrifuge. It was found that, within a small displacement range (i.e. ∼15% of footing diameter), the footing capacity did not reach its limit, as predicted by the rigid plastic analysis. Both small strain and large penetration finite element (FE) analyses were performed. The centrifuge test data were compared with the FE results from small strain and large penetration analyses. It was observed that the footing capacity on the layered clay surface is dependent on the soil stiffness.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhysical Modelling in Geotechnics
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018) July 17-20, 2018, London, United Kingdom
EditorsAndrew McNamara, Sam Divall, Richard Goodey, Neil Taylor, Sarah Stallebrass, Jignasha Panchal
PublisherCRC Press
Pages1309-1314
Volume2
ISBN (Print)9781138559752
Publication statusPublished - 23 Oct 2018
Event9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, ICPMG 2018 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 17 Jul 201820 Jul 2018
Conference number: 9

Conference

Conference9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, ICPMG 2018
Abbreviated titleICPMG 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period17/07/1820/07/18

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