THE BEARING CAPACITY OF CONCRETE LOADED OVER A LIMITED AREA
Concrete subjected to a concentrated load over part of its area has the ability to withstand higher direct bearing stress than that obtained in the standard cube compression test. The investigation was carried out in order to correlate all the available data for the following factors for unreinforced concrete: (1) the material properties of the concrete used; (2) the geometry of the loaded area in relation to the total area of concrete; (3) the medium by which load is applied to the concrete; (4) the medium on which the concrete is supported; (5) the presence of a horizontal component of load in addition to the normal load. Previous data have been supplemented with experimental results where required. Published theoretical and empirical formulae are also listed, as are design recommendations currently in practice, and the effectiveness of these formulae is commented upon. (TRRL)
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Corporate Authors:
Cement and Concrete Association
Wexham Spring
Slough SL3 6PL, Buckinghamshire, England - Publication Date: 1979-8
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 70 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Compression tests; Concentrated loads; Concrete; Geometry; Loads; Mathematical models; Measurement; Specifications; Strength of materials
- ITRD Terms: 3085: Bearing capacity; 5587: Concentrated loading; 4755: Concrete; 5567: Load; 6473: Mathematical model; 6136: Measurement; 177: Specifications; 5544: Strength (mater)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; I32: Concrete; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00316878
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
- ISBN: 0-7210-1140-3
- Report/Paper Numbers: Technical Report 526Monograph
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Dec 30 1980 12:00AM