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ocgeo
Geotechnical
- May 28, 2014
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It seems that for a large mat foundation say 100ft x 100ft, Westergaard and Boussinesq theories may be very conservative, as the soil pressures will tend to 'travel' more laterally with great depths, creating a bridging effect.
There must be research on pressure cells at various depths, say at 50 and 100 feet under a 100 x 100 foot mat that would disprove (or prove) Westergaard and Boussinesq theories?
Is anyone aware of such research?
There must be research on pressure cells at various depths, say at 50 and 100 feet under a 100 x 100 foot mat that would disprove (or prove) Westergaard and Boussinesq theories?
Is anyone aware of such research?