COMPRESSIBILITY AND BEARING CAPACITY

Small-scale model footing tests wre carried out on two frictional soils having identical strength characteristics and different deformation characteristics. The results emphasized the importance of soil compressibility. Test results are compared with existing analyical methods dealing with the bearing capacity of compressible soils. The suitability of these methods is examined in light of the test results. (ASCE)

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• Authors:
  • Ismael, N F
  • Vesic, A S
• Publication Date: 1981-12

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1677-91
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 107
  • Issue Number: GT12
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Compression tests; Footings; Friction; Scale models; Soil tests; Soils
• Old TRIS Terms: Frictional properties; Soil compression tests
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00348495
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE 16718
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1982 12:00AM