DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF FOOTINGS IN A SATURATED SOIL MEDIUM

Very little study has been made of the influence of water onthe dynamics of embedded foundations. This article describes field vibratory tests carried out to investigate the influence of soil moisture on the vertical and torsional response of two embedded footings. The conditions investigated included (1) embedded footing with sides exposed, (2) backfilling sides with dry sand, (3) footing sides not backfilled but flooded with water, and (4) backfilling sides with saturated sand. The soil used was silty sand, and the results are graphically presented. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Southeast Asian Society of Soil Engineering

  P.O. Box 2754
  Bangkok,   Thailand 
• Authors:
  • Sankaran, K S
  • KRISHNASWAMY, N R
  • Bhaskaranamy, NR)
• Publication Date: 1979-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 253-258
• Serial:
  • GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: SOUTHEAST ASIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY
  • ISSN: 0046-5828

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anchoring; Backfill soils; Backfilling; Dynamic loads; Dynamics; Footings; Foundations; Loads; Mat foundations; Moisture content; Percent saturation; Sand; Saturated soils; Silty sands; Soils; Torsion; Vibration; Vibration tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Dynamic response; Embedment; Side; Vertical; Vertical loads
• Old TRIS Terms: Foundation problems; Vibrational testing
• ITRD Terms: 5907: Degree of saturation (mater); 5473: Dynamics; 5920: Moisture content; 3397: Shallow foundation; 4156: Soil; 5512: Torsion; 9087: Vertical; 5558: Vibration
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00335254
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM