THE ULTIMATE UPLIFT CAPACITY OF FOUNDATIONS
THE ULTIMATE UPLIFT CAPACITY OF FOUNDATIONS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TRANSMISSION TOWER FOOTINGS IS EVALUATED. A NUMBER OF MODEL UPLIFT TESTS WERE STUDIED AND COMPARED WITH FULL SCALE TESTS. THESE TESTS SHOWED A COMPLEX FAILURE MECHANISM WHICH VARIED WITH THE DEPTH OF THE FOUNDATION. USING SIMPLIFYING ASSUMPTIONS, A GENERAL THEORY WAS PRODUCED. IT WAS SHOWN THAT WITH SUITABLE MODIFICATION FOR SHAPE AND DEPTH A USEFUL RELATIONSHIP WAS AVAILABLE FOR COMPUTING THE FULL-SCALE UPLIFT CAPACITY OF FOUNDATIONS. IT WAS FURTHER SHOWN BY MODEL TESTS THAT THE THEORY COULD BE MODIFIED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT GROUP ACTION. /CGRA/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 5, No 4, PP 225-244, 10 FIG, 2 TAB, 3 PHOT, 18 REF
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Authors:
- Meyerhoff, G G
- Adams, J I
- Publication Date: 0
Media Info
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Serial:
- CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNAL
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: National Research Council of Canada
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Depth; Failure; Foundations; Shape; Specimens; Theory; Towers; Uplift pressure
- Uncontrolled Terms: Capacity; Model tests
- Old TRIS Terms: Full scale specimens
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00230976
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: CANADIAN GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 23 1970 12:00AM