| Title: | Experimental and numerical studies of T-shaped footings |
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| Authors: | ID Kaya, Nihat (Author)
ID Ornek, Murat (Author)
ID Fakulteta za gradbeništvo, prometno inženirstvo in arhitekturo Univerze v Mariboru (Copyright holder) |
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FGPA - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture
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| Abstract: | In addition to vertical axial loads, the footings of structures are often subjected to eccentric loads caused by the forces of earth pressures, earthquakes, water, wind, etc. Due to eccentric loading, the two edges settle by different amounts, causing the footing to tilt and then the pressure below the footing does not remain uniform. The T-shape is proposed as a footing shape for improving the bearing capacity of shallow footings against the action of eccentric loads. The vertical insertion of the rigid T-shaped footing, into the bearing soil, provides considerable resistance, against both of sliding and overturning, enough to regain the reduction in bearing capacity and increase in settlement. In this study, a series of experimental and numerical results from the ultimate loads and settlement of T-shaped footings are reported. A total of 48 model tests were conducted for investigating the effects of different parameters, such as the problem geometry and soil density. The problem geometry was represented by two parameters, the load eccentricity (e) and the insertion depth (H) of the T-shape into the loose and dense sand soil. After the experimental stage, the numerical analyses were carried out using a plane strain, two-dimensional, finite-element-based computer program. The behaviour of the T-shape footing on sand beds is represented by the hardening soil model. The results of the experimental and numerical studies proved that the ultimate bearing capacity of a footing under eccentric loads could be improved by inserting a vertical central cut-off rigidly connected to the footing bottom. The load settlement curves indicate that the higher load eccentricity results in a decrease in the bearing capacity of the strip footing. It was also proved that the ultimate bearing capacity values can, depending on the soil density, be improved by up to four times that of the loose sand case. This investigation is considered to have provided a useful basis for further research, leading to an increased understanding of the T-shaped footing design. |
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| Keywords: | model test, finite-element method, T-shaped footing, eccentric loading, sand |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Year of publishing: | 2013 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 43-58 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 10, št. 1 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-70800  |
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| ISSN: | 1854-0171 |
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| UDC: | 624.131.522 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1854-0171 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 277747968 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UM:DK:GTLLTHEX |
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| Copyright: | Fakulteta za gradbeništvo, prometno inženirstvo in arhitekturo Univerze v Mariboru |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 14.06.2018 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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