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Shallow foundations are those placed close to the ground surface, typically at a depth less than one times the width of the foundation. Limit states are the loading situations and the associated equations that are considered during the design of a foundation. The ultimate bearing capacity is one of the critical values to be estimated when designing a shallow foundation. The load settlement curve method is used to predict the entire load settlement curve of the shallow foundation, rather than being limited to predicting only two points on that curve. Several different types of methods are available to predict the shrink‐swell movement of a soil: the potential vertical rise method, the suction method, and the water content method. Unsaturated soils and saturated soils with water in tension generally have higher ultimate bearing capacity than the same soils with water in compression.
Shallow foundations are those placed close to the ground surface, typically at a depth less than one times the width of the foundation. Limit states are the loading situations and the associated equations that are considered during the design of a foundation. The ultimate bearing capacity is one of the critical values to be estimated when designing a shallow foundation. The load settlement curve method is used to predict the entire load settlement curve of the shallow foundation, rather than being limited to predicting only two points on that curve. Several different types of methods are available to predict the shrink‐swell movement of a soil: the potential vertical rise method, the suction method, and the water content method. Unsaturated soils and saturated soils with water in tension generally have higher ultimate bearing capacity than the same soils with water in compression.
Shallow Foundations
Briaud, Jean‐Louis (author)
Geotechnical Engineering ; 523-589
2023-07-19
67 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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