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Slip velocities
Dimensions
OB cu B 2v 2cuBv
OC cu B/2 2v cuBv
AB cu B/2 2v cuBv
BC cu B/2 2v cuBv
Total Energy Dissipated, Ei = cuBv
Work done:
Component Pressure pi Area Bi Relative velocity vi Work done Wi
Footing qf B V qfBv
pressure
Surcharge sq B -v -sqBv
Total Work Done, Wi = qfBv-sqBv
CV3013-LEC (2013) Week 2 6
Upper bound approach, mechanism UB1
Wi E i
q f sq Bv 6c u Bv
q f 6c u sq (8.4)
Wi E i
q f sq Bv c u Bv
q f 2 c u sq (8.8)
s 2cu cos
2
2cu sin 2cu
Integrating from zone 1 to zone 2:
/2
s 0 2c u 2c u
2
Considering s1 in zone 1, s3 in zone 2
and the fan:
1 6c u sq 4cu sq
2 2 cu sq 2 cu sq
q f s c N c c u sq (8.17)
d sq d
Founding plane
Eurocode7 :
B
s c 1 0.2 (8.19)
L
BL
q f s c c u N c sq
Footing shape sc
Continuous 1.0
Square 1.3
Circular 1.3
Eurocode7 :
B
s c 1 0.2 (8.19)
L
BL
Georgiadis (2010)
Lowest upper bound solution
CB
q f 2 c u Fz
4
(8.21)
(a)Equation used
(b)Depth of embedment
(c)Layered soil
(d)Proximity of slope
d = 2.0 m
sq d 21 kN / m3 2.0m
42 kN / m 2
Founding plane
d 2.0
1.0
B 2.0
Using Skempton's values,N c 6.4
For strip footing,sc 1.0
Eurocode7 :
6.4 B
s c 1 0.2 (8.19)
L
BL
d = 2.0 m
sq d 21 kN / m3 2.0m
42 kN / m 2
Founding plane
d 2.0
1.0 q f s c N cc u sq
B 2.0 1.0 x 6.4 x 120 42
Using Skempton's values,N c 6.4
810 kPa
For strip footing,sc 1.0
d = 2.0 m
sq d 21 kN / m3 2.0m
42 kN / m 2
1
2 Founding plane
1 .5
0.75
2 .0
1 Interpolating, Nc 4.7
tan1 26 .6o
2
cu 120
2 .9
B 212.0
Georgiadis (2010)
Lowest upper bound solution
4.7
d = 2.0 m
sq d 21 kN / m3 2.0m
42 kN / m 2
1
2 Founding plane
1 .5
0.75
2 .0 q f s c N c c u sq
1
tan1 26 .6o 1.0 x 4.7 x 120 42
2 606 kPa
cu 120
2 .9
B 212.0
tan tan f'
Be 2 Be 2
LBC
f' f'
2 cos 2 cos
4 2 4 2
qf
1 - sinf' e tan f'
1 sinf' s'q
1 sin f' tan f'
qf e s'q
1 sin f'
f'
2 tan2 e tan f' s'q
(8.26) 4 2
N q s'q
d
s’q
(Coduto 2001)
Nq
1 sin f' tanf' B
e sq 1 sin f'
1 sin f' L
Nq 1 sq N q 1
Nc As f' 0, N c 2 sc
tan f' Nq 1
N N q 1 tan1.32f' (Salgado 2008)
s 1 0.3
B
N 2 N q 1 tan f' (EC 7) L
dc, dq, d – depth factors. EC 7 does not recommend the use of depth factors i.e.
dc = dq =d =1.0
d
Case 1: s’q
Case 2:
Case 3: