SOIL PRESSURE UNDERNEATH POINT LOADS

JORDTRUCK UNDER PUNKTLAST

A theory is presented for calculating soil pressure underneath circular, square or rectangular foundation footings subjected to vertical loading. The formulae derived are compared to the results of detailed investigations on the bearing capacity of various soils obtained from field and laboratory tests performed by N Odenmark in the 1940's. Theories and formulae put forward by Boussinesq, Hogg, Westergaard, Odenmark, Terzaghi and Peck are discussed and analysed. According to the author the permissible soil pressures underneath such footings should be increased in order to better correspond with the actual stresses. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  AB Buggmastarens Forlag

  Sveavagan 17
  5tr Stockholm,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Ellner, K E
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 10-12
• Serial:
  • Byggmastaren
  • Volume: 55
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: AM Myggmastarens

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Calculation; Earth pressure; Field tests; Footings; Foundations; Information processing; Laboratory tests; Mathematical models; Pressure; Soils; Stresses
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vertical
• Old TRIS Terms: Computing; Point loading; Point loads
• ITRD Terms: 6464: Calculation; 5587: Concentrated loading; 3377: Foundation; 6473: Mathematical model; 5412: Pressure; 4156: Soil; 9087: Vertical
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139052
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 1 1976 12:00AM