Bearing Capacity of Strip Footings on Two-layer ,$ICv+7]
Clay Soil by Finite Element Method kzs}U'U
Ming Zhu ^%|(dMo4
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor !?Tu pi
Abstract: Parametric study was carried out to evaluate the ultimate bearing capacity of a rough _J}vPm
strip footing resting on two-layer clay soil. Computations were performed by the commercial finite <fY<.X
element analysis software ABAQUS. The computational results are compared with published EFl[u+
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lower bound and upper bound solutions by limit analysis. ,nMc.
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Keywords: Bearing Capacity, Strip Footings, Two-layer Soil, Finite Element Method.