Numerical Analysis to Assess the Bearing Capacity of Footings Embedded in Cohesive Soil Slope

This paper presents a numerical analysis of the centric loading of a strip footing on a cohesive slope. This paper investigates the influence of slope geometry ( β ), soil strength ( C u ), normalized footing distances ( λ ), and an embedded depth ratio on bearing capacity ( D ƒ / B ). These factors...

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Published in:Transportation infrastructure geotechnology 2024-02, Vol.11 (1), p.263-282
Main Authors: Baazouzi, Messaoud, Khaoula, Boudiaf, Mohamed, Tabet, Ouassim, Rahmouni, Zatar, Nassima
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bearing capacity
Building Materials
Civil engineering
Cohesive soils
Engineering
Failure
Finite element analysis
Footings
Foundations
Geoengineering
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Geotechnology
Hydraulics
Infrastructure
Load
Numerical analysis
Shallow foundations
Slope
Soil
Soil strength
Technical Paper
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Summary:This paper presents a numerical analysis of the centric loading of a strip footing on a cohesive slope. This paper investigates the influence of slope geometry ( β ), soil strength ( C u ), normalized footing distances ( λ ), and an embedded depth ratio on bearing capacity ( D ƒ / B ). These factors are compared with the previous literature. It is evident from the results that slope geometry ( β ), soil strength ( C u ), normalized footing distances ( λ ), and embedded depth ratio ( D ƒ / B ) have significant effects on undrained bearing capacity. The slope creates an unfavorable effect on bearing capacity by reducing the resistance in the passive wedge. Compared to shallow foundations, deeply installed foundations have a much higher ultimate bearing capacity.
ISSN:2196-7202
2196-7210
DOI:10.1007/s40515-023-00280-8