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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOMECHANICS
Volume 17, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000980
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Limit state design; Limit state analysis; Numerical modeling; Foundations; Optimization; Plasticity
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The lower- and upper-bound finite-element limit analysis in conjunction with second-order conic programming (SOCP) was used to estimate the ultimate bearing capacity of strip and circular footings with an inclusion of a layer of dense sand over existing loose sand strata. The analysis followed the Mohr-Coulomb yield criterion and an associated flow rule. The results are expressed in terms of an efficiency factor that increases quite significantly with increases in the (1) thickness and (2) friction angle of the upper densified layer. While keeping the same thickness of the upper dense sand layer, the circular footing exhibits greater efficiency-factor values as compared to strip footing. The numerical results compare well with data available from the literature. (C) 2017 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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