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Pressure Under a Mat Foundation 1

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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?
 
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