CVNG 2009 Soil Mechanics II

Lectures 1-6
Dr. Derek Gay

In Soil Mechanics I the concept of stresses in soils was introduced principally as 1D gravitational
stresses; a total stress σ due to the self weight of an earth mass, these typically increased linearly
with depth within a soil profile. Water pressures in soil were also introduced for both saturated and
unsaturated soil states.

The elastic stress distributions are the same as you met in Soil Mechanics, but this set is probably
more comprehensive and includes the vertical, horizontal, shear and principal stress states. These
can be used to determine lateral load distributions on walls, piles and braced excavations.

The calculation of elastic settlements for foundations applies the elastic deformation theory, but
attempt to include the effects of foundation roughness and flexibility, resulting in semi-empirical
methodologies.

References
Budhu, Muni (2000). Soil Mechanics and Foundations, John Wiley and Sons Inc
Das, Bjaja (2004). Principles of Foundation Engineering,
Poulos, H. G and Davis, E. H. (1974). Elastic Solutions for Soil and Rock Mechanics. John Wiley and
Sons Inc

Derek Gay 20080918 1/15 Budhu 2000, 110-117

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 H. G. Poulos and E. H. Davis (1974).
Elastic Solutions for Soil and Rock
Mechanics. Wiley & Sons

Derek Gay 20080918 15/15 Poulos and Davis 1974