Undrained stability of footings on slopes

Shiau, J. S. and Merifield, R. S. and Lyamin, A. V. and Sloan, S. W. (2011) Undrained stability of footings on slopes. International Journal of Geomechanics, 11 (5). pp. 381-390. ISSN 1532-3641

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Abstract

Solutions for the ultimate bearing capacity of footings on purely cohesive slopes are obtained by applying finite element upper and lower bound methods. In a footing-on-slope system, the ultimate bearing capacity of the footing may be governed by either foundation failure or global slope failure. The combination of these two factors makes the problem difficult to solve using traditional methods. The importance of a dimensionless strength ratio in determining the footing capacity is broadly discussed, and design charts are presented for a wide range of parameters. In addition, the effect of footing roughness and surface surcharge are briefly quantified.

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Item Type:	Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	Permanent restricted access to published version due to publisher copyright policy.
Faculty / Department / School:	Historic - Faculty of Engineering and Surveying - Department of Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Date Deposited:	15 Apr 2012 04:21
Last Modified:	26 Aug 2014 22:06
Uncontrolled Keywords:	footings; slope failure; limit analysis; bearing capacity; slope stability; finite elements; nonlinear programming
Fields of Research :	09 Engineering > 0905 Civil Engineering > 090501 Civil Geotechnical Engineering 12 Built Environment and Design > 1204 Engineering Design > 120402 Engineering Design Knowledge 09 Engineering > 0905 Civil Engineering > 090506 Structural Engineering
Socio-Economic Objective:	B Economic Development > 87 Construction > 8702 Construction Design > 870201 Civil Construction Design E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering
Identification Number or DOI:	doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/20519

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