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 road or railway on top of
embankment.
Study on the influence
of distance from the crest of slope to the bearing capacity factor has been conducted.
Other than local
failure mechanism that governed by the bearing capacity of the footing alone, global
failure mechanism, namely the stability of slope including the foundation needs
to be checked as well.
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