PERFORMANCE OF SQUARE FOOTING RESTING ON LATERALLY CONFINED SAND

Study of bearing capacity of strip footing resting on reinforced sand

This research was performed to investigate the behavior of strip footing on geosynthetic reinforced sandy soil and to study the effect of different parameters contributing to their performance using laboratory model tests. The parameters investigated in the study included top layer spacing (u), width of reinforcement (b), vertical spacing between layers (s) and number of reinforcement layers (N...

Bearing capacity of shell strip footing on reinforced sand

In this paper, the ultimate load capacities of shell foundations on unreinforced and reinforced sand were determined by laboratory model tests. A series of loading tests were carried out on model shell footing with and without single layer of reinforcement. The tests were done for shell foundation at different shell embedment depth and subgrade density. The results were compared with those for ...

A field investigation of vertical footing response on sand

Polymer translocation into laterally unbounded confined environments.

Using Langevin dynamics simulations in three dimensions, we investigate the dynamics of polymer translocation into the regions between two parallel plane walls with separation R under a driving force F. Compared with an unconfined environment, the translocation dynamics is greatly changed due to the crowding effect of the partially translocated monomers. The translocation time tau initially dec...

Experimental and Numerical Study of Tension Bearing Capacity of Circular Skirted Foundations Resting on Sand Bed

Skirted foundations are an appropriate alternative to deep foundations in onshore and offshore structures, which have the ability to withstand uplift loads, are also easy to be installed. The tensile performance of skirted foundations on sand was studied by physical and numerical modeling. Laboratory tests were carried out on small-scale foundation models with peripheral skirts. Numerical model...