BEARING CAPACITY OF FOUNDATIONS IN SLOPES

Based on centrifuge tests reported in 1988, a method is described for designing foundations on slopes of cohesionless material such as sand and normally consolidated clay. It is noted that although the Gemperline's tests were carried out in a relatively small region close to the crest of the slope, the equation applies to a wider area which extends back from the crest to lambda values of up to three or more. It is also shown that a simple model modification can be made to extend the Gemperline predictions out under the slope with reasonable accuracy.

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• Authors:
  • Shields, D
  • Chandler, N
  • Garnier, J
• Publication Date: 1990-3

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 528-537
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
  • Volume: 116
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9410

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Centrifuges; Clay; Equations; Forecasting; Foundations; Slopes; Testing
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495172
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1990 12:00AM