Semi-deep foundations are a remarkable solution in conditions where the soil beneath the foundation is loose to a great depth and there is no possible way to use any way of soil improvement and applying piles would no...Semi-deep foundations are a remarkable solution in conditions where the soil beneath the foundation is loose to a great depth and there is no possible way to use any way of soil improvement and applying piles would not be a logical way considering their cost and time of enforcing. Skirted foundations are a type of semi-deep foundations that can penetrate to the soil up to two times of their breadth. Estimating bearing capacity of these foundations is a long geotechnical problem for engineers whether under absolute or combined loading because of their usage in offshore and onshore projects. For estimating the vertical bearing capacity of these foundations, series of finite element analyses were performed for a range of embedment ratios to investigate the effect of the length of the skirt. The foundation has been modelled with two different types of soil and the results validated with previous analytical, numerical and experimental researches. In addition, the bearing capacity of a skirted foundation under combined loading in V-H space has been analyzed by this approach and the 2-dimentional failure envelope has been presented.展开更多
利用modelling of models的方法研究基础埋深对圆形浅基础承载力离心模型试验中的粒径效应的影响规律。使用的地基材料为经过粒度调整的河砂,其平均粒径为0.6 mm,模型基础直径为5～40 mm,模型基础直径与地基材料平均粒径的比值在8.3～6...利用modelling of models的方法研究基础埋深对圆形浅基础承载力离心模型试验中的粒径效应的影响规律。使用的地基材料为经过粒度调整的河砂,其平均粒径为0.6 mm,模型基础直径为5～40 mm,模型基础直径与地基材料平均粒径的比值在8.3～66.7之间,模型基础埋深与直径的比值为0,0.5和1.0;模拟原型直径为200～1500 mm。利用粒径效应评价指标对试验中的粒径效应进行定量讨论,结果表明,随着基础埋深的增大,粒径效应的范围及对试验结果的影响程度减小。同时,给出粒径效应范围图,用于选择合理的模型基础尺寸或地基材料尺寸。展开更多
文摘Semi-deep foundations are a remarkable solution in conditions where the soil beneath the foundation is loose to a great depth and there is no possible way to use any way of soil improvement and applying piles would not be a logical way considering their cost and time of enforcing. Skirted foundations are a type of semi-deep foundations that can penetrate to the soil up to two times of their breadth. Estimating bearing capacity of these foundations is a long geotechnical problem for engineers whether under absolute or combined loading because of their usage in offshore and onshore projects. For estimating the vertical bearing capacity of these foundations, series of finite element analyses were performed for a range of embedment ratios to investigate the effect of the length of the skirt. The foundation has been modelled with two different types of soil and the results validated with previous analytical, numerical and experimental researches. In addition, the bearing capacity of a skirted foundation under combined loading in V-H space has been analyzed by this approach and the 2-dimentional failure envelope has been presented.
