压实填土地基承载力深度修正系数研究

软弱土层上的压实填土地基作为一种非均质地基广泛应用,但目前关于这种地基的破坏模式和承载力机制的研究还不够深入,工程中仍采用现行规范深度修正系数取值为2的方式进行设计。采用有限差分方法建立数值模型,研究了影响压实填土地基承载力深度修正系数的因素,并与现行规范推荐方法的取值进行对比。结果表明：填土越深、基础外超载越大,参与地基剪切破坏运动的土体体积越大,地基极限承载力越高;而随着填土宽度的增大,地基极限承载力先提高,后趋于稳定;砂土内摩擦角的增大也会提高地基极限承载力。总体来说,规范中的推荐值是偏于保守的,会造成承载力的浪费;而在下卧层强度很小、填土深度较大时该推荐值可能高估压实填土地基承载力,存在偏于不安全的可能,在工程设计时应予以考虑。     

移动荷载作用下非均匀地基的动力响应分析

基于线弹性动力学理论,结合坐标变换,建立了移动荷载作用下非均匀弹性半平面地基的动力控制方程,利用半解析法研究了移动荷载作用下二维非均匀地基的动力响应问题。采用傅里叶（Fourier）级数展开,假设了响应函数的级数形式,通过理论推导获得了剪切模量随深度任意变化的非均匀地基在移动荷载作用下各物理量的解析表达式。考虑土体的剪切模量沿厚度方向按幂函数梯度变化,通过数值算例分析并讨论了地基非均匀参数、荷载移动速度以及地基表面的剪切模量等对地基力学响应的影响规律,并与均质地基的计算结果进行了比较。数值结果表明：地基中各点的竖向位移随着土体表面剪切模量和表征土体非均匀性的梯度因子的增大而减小,随着荷载移动速度的增大而增大。在移动荷载作用下,非均匀地基与均匀地基的动力响应有着显著的区别。     

复合加载情况下非均质地基上条形基础的极限承载力研究

复合加载情况下精确求解非均质地基上条形基础的极限承载力以及评价影响极限承载力的相关因素,具有很强的工程实用与理论参考价值。基于极限平衡原理,在Mohr-Coulomb破坏准则的基础上,将非均质地基上条形基础极限承载力问题等价为一个边界待定的泛函极值问题。利用变分原理得到与平衡方程相等价的积分约束条件以及相应的欧拉方程与横截条件。引入问题边界条件,利用VC++6.0编制了数值计算程序,求得了复合加载情况下非均质地基破坏时的滑裂面函数与破坏包络曲线。从理论上研究了土体内摩擦角、土体黏聚力、土层强度比与地下水位变化等因素对地基破坏包络曲线的影响。研究结果表明,其解答是地基极限承载力真实解的某一最小上限。     

各向异性和非均质黏土粗糙地基承载力上限计算

通过构建一种网格状多刚性块破坏机制,利用上限法研究了黏土地基各向异性和非均质对粗糙条形基础地基承载力的影响。该破坏机制允许滑动面和速度矢量沿破坏区域过渡区的径向和切向发生变化,形成了更为精确的破坏机制和塑性流动速度场。根据上限定理得到各向异性和非均质性黏土上条形基础极限承载力的目标函数,将其转化为非线性规划问题,并通过编程对该计算模型进行求解。与已有研究成果对比分析表明,两者具有较好一致性,且优于现有同类方法。文中亦探讨了黏土地基非均质、各向异性以及其他相关参数对地基承载力的影响。     

复合加载下软基上半圆堤结构稳定性分析

半圆堤是适用于软土地基的一种轻型重力式的新型防波堤结构,复合加载模式下软基上半圆堤的稳定性计算和结构破坏模式尚需建立合理的分析和计算方法。将加载模式与软基上大型海岸结构稳定性分析的有限元模拟方法相结合,同时考虑半圆堤在不同荷载组合时可能发生沿底板或抛石基床底部的滑动破坏及地基竖向承载力破坏,建立了复合加载模式下软基上半圆堤的稳定性分析方法,得出了结构的稳定性破坏模式和破坏包络线（面）,并分析了箱内填砂量、抛石基床宽度及地基加固深度对半圆堤稳定性的影响。计算结果表明：半圆堤结构在复合荷载作用的破坏包络线（面）均由一定区域的结构滑移破坏面和地基承载力破坏线（面）组成,并将整个荷载组合区分成4个区域：稳定区、只发生滑移破坏区、只发生地基承载力破坏区和同时发生滑移和地基承载力破坏区;荷载与位移组合加载模式得到的地基承载力破坏包络线位于Swipe加载方式得到的破坏包络线之外,但对每种加载方式得到的地基承载力破坏包络线变化趋势基本一致;随着箱内填砂高度的增加沿沉箱底部和抛石基床底部的抗滑安全系数均增加,但地基承载力安全系数减小;随着抛石基床宽度或地基加固深度的增加,地基承载力安全系数明显增大。     

复合加载情况下双层地基极限承载力研究

在复合加载情况下精确求解层状非均质地基的极限承载力,具有很强的工程实用与理论参考价值。基于土体极限平衡理论与通用有限元软件ABAQUS,针对复合加载情况下上硬下软的双层不排水饱和软黏土地基的极限承载力,进行了大量的数值计算,得出了上层土临界深度Hcr的计算公式、竖向极限承载力Pv的计算公式以及复合加载情况下地基破坏时的破坏包络面方程。研究结果表明：上层土临界深度Hcr取决于土层间强度比Su1/Su2;竖向极限承载力Pv与破坏包络面取决于土层间强度比Su1/Su2、上层土深度H1与基础型式。     

非均质各向异性黏土光滑条基承载力上限解

黏土地基中土体强度的非均质和各向异性是比较突出的现象。在已有工作的基础上,根据目前常用的不排水条件下饱和黏土非均质和各向异性强度模型,采用已被证实计算光滑条基极限承载力相当高效的多块体离散模式,编制了考虑强度非均质和各向异性时黏土地基上光滑条基地基承载力计算的多块体上限解计算程序,实现了非均质各向异性黏土地基上光滑条基地基极限承载力的多块体上限解法。为验证多块体上限解法的应用情况,将计算结果与已有的上限解、滑移线解等做了广泛的对比发现,该处计算非均质和各向异性黏土地基上光滑条基极限承载力的上限方法是相当有效的。为方便应用,基于多块体上限方法给出了非均质和各向异性条件下地基承载力系数 的计算曲线。探讨了 随土体强度非均质和各向异性的变化规律。通过分析非均质条件对地基破坏面的影响,揭示了非均质对地基承载力影响的内在原因。     

竖向与水平复合加载下桶形基础承载性能的分析

在竖向和水平力共同作用的复合加载条件下地基承载性能及其破坏模式是吸力式桶形基础设计与施工中的关键技术问题。为此,以大型通用有限元分析软件系统ABAQUS为基础建立了桶形基础三维有限元计算模型,运用位移控制法确定了均质软黏土地基极限承载力系数与位移之间的归一化关系;采用Swipe试验加载方法,确定了桶形基础在竖向力与水平力平面上的地基破坏包络图,从极限分析上限方法的角度探讨了由数值计算所揭示的桶形基础破坏机制。     

圆形浅基础承载力计算新模型及验证

通过假定地基发生整体剪切破坏,给出滑动破坏面,考虑地基土的塑性平衡区随着基础埋置深度的不同而扩展到最大可能的程度,并且计及基础两侧土的抗剪强度对承载力的影响,采用极限平衡法,理论上推导出了圆形浅基础承载力。结合工程实例．并利用有限元程序（ADINA）进行数值模拟,进一步验证了浅基础破坏模式的正确性,以及理论推导的可靠性。     

岩溶区桥梁双桩基础有限元极限分析

为计算岩溶区桥梁双桩基础的极限承载力,根据极限分析的基本原理,结合有限元方法,基于MATLAB平台编制了相关计算程序。为描述岩体的非线性特点,采用修正的Hoek-Brown准则,并在优化计算过程中对其进行"双曲线近似"处理,解决了奇异点不可导的问题。在此基础上,分析了各参数对极限承载力系数N_σ的影响。结果表明:（1）N_σ随岩层上覆荷载、嵌岩深度增大而增大,但增长幅度不明显;（2）N_σ随溶洞半径增大而减小,随桩洞水平距离先增大后减小;（3）N_σ随GSI增大而非线性增大,与桩洞垂直距离、m_i大致呈线性关系;（4）当桩洞位置较近时,岩石重度对N_σ的影响可忽略不计;（5）破坏模式主要有,整体剪切破坏、左桩控制的冲切破坏、冲切破坏和地基破坏模式并存的联合破坏。最后,将本文计算结果与已有成果进行对比,验证了所提方法的正确性。     

Bearing capacity of ring footings on cohesionless soil under eccentric load

This paper presents a study on the bearing capacity of eccentrically-loaded rough ring footings resting over cohesionless soil. To this aim, a series of 3D numerical simulations were performed using the finite difference method. In order to consider the effect of load eccentricity, reduction factor method is applied. In this method, the ratio of an eccentrically-loaded bearing capacity to the bearing capacity of the same footing under vertical load is defined. Comparison between the results of the numerical simulations with those of analytical solutions and experimental data indicates good agreement. A mathematical expression is also introduced for eccentrically-loaded ring footings.     

Bearing Capacity Factors of Ring Footings by Using the Method of Characteristics

Ring footings can be more effective and economical than circular footings. In spite of similarities between circular and ring footings, their behaviors are different in some respects such as bearing pressure distribution under the footing and settlement. But no exclusive theoretical prediction of ultimate bearing capacity has been reported for ring footings. In the present study, stress characteristics method is employed for coding the bearing capacity of ring footing with horizontal ground surface. In the calculations, friction at the contact between the soil and foundation is considered. In this research, the soil obeys the Mohr–Coulomb yield criterion and that is cohesive–frictional-weighted with applied surcharge pressure. The bearing capacity factors Nγ, Nq and Nc for ring footings were calculated by a written code based on the method of characteristics. Bearing capacity was determined for different conditions of soil and different ratio of radii in comparison with the principle of superposition results. The findings show that the principle of superposition is effective for determining the bearing capacity of a ring footing.     

Numerical study of the bearing capacity for two interfering strip footings on sands

Current studies of bearing capacity for shallow foundations tend to rely on the hypothesis of an isolated footing. In practice a footing is never isolated; it is mostly in interaction with other footings. This paper focuses on a numerical study using the finite-difference code Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua (FLAC), to evaluate the bearing capacity for two interfering strip footings, subjected to centered vertical loads with smooth and rough interfaces. The soil is modeled by an elasto-plastic model with a Mohr–Coulomb yield criterion and associative flow rule. The interference effect is estimated by efficiency factors, defined as the ratio of the bearing capacity for a single footing in the presence of the other footing to that of the single isolated footing. The efficiency factors have been computed individually to estimate the effects of cohesion, surcharge, and soil weight using Terzaghi’s equation, both in a frictional soil with surcharge pressures and in a cohesive-frictional soil with surcharge pressures. The results have been compared with those available in the literature.     

Load‐displacement and bearing capacity of foundations on granular soils using a multi‐surface kinematic constitutive soil model

A finite element approach based on an advanced multi‐surface kinematic constitutive model is used to evaluate the bearing capacity of footings resting on granular soils. Unlike simple elastic‐perfectly plastic models, often applied to granular foundation problems, the present model realistically accounts for stress dependency of the friction angle, strain softening–hardening and non‐associativity. After the model and its implementation into a finite element code are briefly discussed, the numerical difficulty due to the singularity at the footing edge is addressed. The bearing capacity factor N_γ is then calculated for different granular materials. The effect of footing size, shape, relative density and roughness on the ultimate bearing capacity are studied and the computed results compare very favourably with the general experimental trends. In addition, it is shown that the finite element solution can clearly represent counteracting mechanisms of progressive failure which have an important effect on the bearing capacity of granular foundations. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

上拔扩底基础与地基土体承载特性差异性分析

工程中多采用基础上拔静载试验中基础顶部荷载-位移曲线获取基础的承载力,忽略了基础周围土体的变形破坏过程,而实际工程中均是基础周围地基土体发生破坏。为研究扩底基础与其周围土体在抗拔承载特性方面的差异,以黄土地基中的9个扩底基础为研究对象,通过现场全尺寸基础的上拔静载试验,分别获得基础顶部与地表的上拔荷载-位移曲线,并进一步对基顶与地表处的荷载-位移曲线变化特征、抗拔承载力取值进行对比分析。结果表明,两处的荷载-位移曲线变化特征相似,相同上拔荷载作用下地表处的位移量均小于基础处位移量,差异以初始弹性阶段变形最为突出;两者在弹性极限荷载QL1取值方面,相差较大,但随着地基基础由弹性向塑性发展,差异逐渐减小,两者塑性极限荷载QL2取值基本相同。结合上拔扩底基础的破坏模式,分析出上述差异主要由于基础与周围土体之间变形不协调所致,加载初期基础顶部的上拔位移包括基础拔出量和上部土体压缩量,当上部土体压密后压缩变形消失,地基基础成为一个整体,上拔基础与周围土体的变形趋于协调。     

Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation on Two Clay Layers by Numerical Approach

Natural soils are often deposited in layers. The estimation of the bearing capacity of the soil, using conventional bearing capacity theory based on the properties of the top layer, introduces significant inaccuracies if the thickness of the top layer is comparable to the width of the rigid footing placed on the soil surface. Saturated normally consolidated and lightly overconsolidated clays indicate that under undrained condition the cohesion of soil mass increases almost linearly with depth. A few theoretical studies have been proposed in the literature to incorporate the variation of cohesion with depth in the computation of the ultimate bearing capacity of strip and circular footings. In this paper, after reviewing previous works, numerical computations using the FLAC code (Fast Lagrangian Analyses of Continua) are reported to evaluate the two layered clays effect on the bearing capacity beneath rigid strip footing subject to axial static load. The results of the bearing capacity relating to the relative thickness of the top layer, the strength ratio of the soil two-layered clays and the rates of the increase of soil cohesion with depth are presented in Tables and graphs. The obtained results are compared with previous published results available in the literature.     

Behavior of Shallow Strip Footing on Twin Voids

This paper numerically examines the bearing capacity and failure mechanism of a shallow strip foundation constructed above twin voids. The voids may refer to caves, caverns, underground aqueduct or tunnels due to water seepage, chemical reaction or deliberately excavated in soil deposit. The ability of numerical model to accurately predict the system behavior is evaluated by performing verification analyses on existing researches. Subsequently, a parametric study carried out to reveal the influence of size of footing/voids and their location (i.e. depth, spacing, eccentricity) on the bearing capacity of footing. To clarify the failure mechanism, the distribution of shear strain in the soil for different scenarios is assessed. The parametric study provided a new framework to determine the bearing capacity and the mode of failure for footings on voids. Based on the results, a criterion can be issued to avoid collapse of footing/voids regarding the shape, location and size of voids. The results can also be used to design construction of a footing on existing voids while the acquired failure mechanisms can be appointed to develop analytical solutions for this problem. Results demonstrated that a critical depth for voids and a critical distance between them exist where the influence on the ultimate bearing capacity of footing disappears.     

Behaviour of model footing on pond ash

This paper focuses on the effective utilization of pond ash, as foundation medium. A series of laboratory model tests have been carried out using square, rectangular and strip footings on pond ash. The effects of dry density, degree of saturation of pond ash, size and shape of footing on ultimate bearing capacity of shallow foundations are presented in this paper. Local shear failure of a square footing on pond ash at 37% moisture content (optimum moisture content) is observed up to the values of dry density 11.20 kN/m³ and general shear failure takes place at the values of dry density 11.48 kN/m³ and 11.70 kN/m³. Effects of degree of saturation on ultimate bearing capacity were studied. Experimental results show that degree of saturation significantly affects the ultimate bearing capacity of strip footing. The effect of footing length to width ratio (L/B), on increase in ultimate bearing capacity of pond ash, is insignificant for L/B ≥ 10 in case of rectangular footings. The effects of size of footing on ultimate bearing capacity for all shapes of footings viz., square, rectangular and strip footings are highlighted.