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Experimental and Numerical Studies of Vertical Stresses Beneath the Circular Footings on Sand

Version 1 : Received: 2 January 2023 / Approved: 4 January 2023 / Online: 4 January 2023 (03:54:30 CET)

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Keskin, M.S.; Bildik, S.; Laman, M. Experimental and Numerical Studies of Vertical Stresses Beneath the Circular Footings on Sand. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 1635. Keskin, M.S.; Bildik, S.; Laman, M. Experimental and Numerical Studies of Vertical Stresses Beneath the Circular Footings on Sand. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 1635.

Abstract

This paper presents the experimental and numerical studies of the vertical stress distribution beneath the centerline of circular footings resting on the sand. Vertical stress values due to circular load in medium-dense sand were measured using soil stress transducers. Reduced-scale laboratory model tests were carried out in a square-shaped test box and vertical stresses were measured at the centerline of the circular footing at different depths of the sand. In order to determine the effect of footing width on vertical stress distribution, laboratory experiments were performed on circular footings of different diameters. In addition, a series of finite element analyses was carried out on the test model to validate the findings of the experimental study. In the numerical analysis, the sand was modeled as a non-linear elastoplastic material. The analyses were performed using the finite element method with two-dimensional axisymmetric and three-dimensional conditions. The results obtained from laboratory model tests and numerical analysis were compared with the vertical stress values obtained from the theoretical solution in the literature. Vertical stress distribution in horizontal planes at any depth from the footing base shows the same characteristic form in all methods. However, some differences were observed between experimental, numerical, and theoretical results and discussed.

Keywords

stress distribution; model sand; circular footing; finite element analysis

Subject

Engineering, Civil Engineering

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