Bearing Capacity of Strip Footings on Two-layer zlhU[J}"1|
Clay Soil by Finite Element Method _edT+r>+
Ming Zhu 2#_i_j
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 7Um3myXU
Abstract: Parametric study was carried out to evaluate the ultimate bearing capacity of a rough g{e@I;F
strip footing resting on two-layer clay soil. Computations were performed by the commercial finite %df[8eX{
element analysis software ABAQUS. The computational results are compared with published >>.4@
lower bound and upper bound solutions by limit analysis. #gSIa6z1W
Keywords: Bearing Capacity, Strip Footings, Two-layer Soil, Finite Element Method.