Foundation-Soil Stress Under Point Load
In year 1885, Boussinesq determined the stress in soil mass due to a point load on surface. To use this correlation, the soil mass should be semi-f…
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Foundation-Terzaghi Shallow Foundation Bearing Capacity
Ultimate bearing capacity of a shallow foundation can be calculated using Terzaghi’s formula. Empirical formulas are available for three types of f…
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Dynamic Magnification Factor
Dynamic magnification factor (DMF) takes into account the dynamic effect in increasing a system’s response relative to equivalent static response. …
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Foundation-Meyerhof Formula for Shallow Foundation
Meyerhof provided solution that can solve for the bearing capacity in year 1963. This solution is applicable to shallow foundation regardless of th…
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Foundation-Shallow Foundation Capacity in Drained Soil
When the soil is under drained condition, self-weight of soil beneath founding plane and cohesion contributes to the bearing capacity of a shallow fo…
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Foundation-Shallow Foundation Capacity in Undrained Sloped Soil
If a footing is constructed close to a slope, its bearing capacity may be reduced. One of the examples for this situation is the construction of ro…
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Foundation-Shallow Foundation Capacity in Undrained Layered Soil
If a shallow foundation sits on layered cohesive soil, then its bearing capacity is influenced by the strength of both soil layers. Both shape fact…
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Solution for Forced Vibration of a Damped SDOF System
In this example, we are looking into a damped SDOF system subjected to forced vibration while having initial displacement and velocity. The solution…
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Foundation-Shallow Foundation Capacity in Undrained Soil
In undrained soil, the bearing capacity of shallow foundations is dependent on the undrained cohesion of soil. For the condition where footing is s…
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Foundation-Failure Modes of Shallow Foundations
There are three modes of failure under a shallow foundation. These failures are depending on the compressibility of soil and the depth of foundation …
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