Simplified method for the lateral, rotational, and torsional static stiffness of circular footings on a nonhomogeneous elastic half-space based on a work-equivalent framework

Suryasentana, Stephen K. and Mayne, Paul W. (2022) Simplified method for the lateral, rotational, and torsional static stiffness of circular footings on a nonhomogeneous elastic half-space based on a work-equivalent framework. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 148 (2). 2731. ISSN 1090-0241 (https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002731)

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Abstract

Although there are many methods for assessing vertical stiffness of footings on the ground, simplified solutions to evaluate lateral, rotational, and torsional static stiffness are much more limited, particularly for nonhomogeneous profiles of shear modulus with depth. This paper addresses the topic by introducing a novel “work-equivalent” framework to develop new simplified design methods for estimating the stiffnesses of footings under multiple degrees-of-freedom loading for general nonhomogeneous soils. Furthermore, this framework provides a unified basis to analyze two existing design methods that have diverging results. 3D finite element analyses were carried out to investigate the soil–footing interaction for a range of continuously varying and multilayered nonhomogeneous soils, and to validate the new design approach.

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Suryasentana, Stephen K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5460-5089 and Mayne, Paul W.;
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