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Standard analysis

The bearing capacity of foundation soil composed of rocks or weak rocks is found from the expression proposed by Xiao-Li Yang and Jian-Hua Yin1:

where:

where: s - nonlinear parameter depending on rock properties (according to Hoek and Brown)
GSI - Geological Strength Index
D - coefficient reflecting damage of a rock mass
Ns,Nq,Nγ - coefficients of bearing capacity depending on the angle of internal friction
Ns - coefficient of strength of a rock depending on GSI and strength parameter mi
φ - angle of internal friction of rock
σc - uniaxial compressive strength of rock > 0,5 MPa
q0 - equivalent uniform loading accounting for the influence of foundation depth
γ2 - unit weight of soil above the footing bottom
b - width of foundation

1 Xiao-Li Yang, Jian-Hua Yin: Upper bound solution for ultimate bearing capacity with a modified Hoek–Brown failure criterion, International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences 42 (2005),str. 550–560




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