Drum centrifuge tests of shallow skirted foundations on soft clay
Drum centrifuge tests of shallow skirted foundations on soft clay
Vertical bearing capacity of a shallow foundation with short skirts in normally consolidated clay has been investigated in the UWA drum centrifuge for embedment depths up to two footing diameters. Tests were carried out in a special fabricated strong box set into the channel of the drum. A half-model test was conducted adjacent to the strongbox Perspex window, facilitating optical measurement of soil deformation during foundation loading. A full-model test was conducted in the interior of the strongbox to ascertain the true bearing capacity as the half-model results are anticipated to be distorted by friction developed along the Perspex window. This paper describes the experimental techniques adopted and the results in terms of bearing capacity factor and the accompanying soil failure mechanisms.
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Gourvenec, S.
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O'Loughlin, C. D.
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2006
Gourvenec, S.
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O'Loughlin, C. D.
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Gourvenec, S. and O'Loughlin, C. D.
(2006)
Drum centrifuge tests of shallow skirted foundations on soft clay.
In Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 6th ICPMG'06 - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics.
vol. 1-2,
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Vertical bearing capacity of a shallow foundation with short skirts in normally consolidated clay has been investigated in the UWA drum centrifuge for embedment depths up to two footing diameters. Tests were carried out in a special fabricated strong box set into the channel of the drum. A half-model test was conducted adjacent to the strongbox Perspex window, facilitating optical measurement of soil deformation during foundation loading. A full-model test was conducted in the interior of the strongbox to ascertain the true bearing capacity as the half-model results are anticipated to be distorted by friction developed along the Perspex window. This paper describes the experimental techniques adopted and the results in terms of bearing capacity factor and the accompanying soil failure mechanisms.
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Published date: 2006
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6th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, ICPMG'06, , Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2006-08-03 - 2006-08-05
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