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Analysis of rigid rafts supported by granular piles
Author(s) -
Balaam N. P.,
Booker J. R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
international journal for numerical and analytical methods in geomechanics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.419
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1096-9853
pISSN - 0363-9061
DOI - 10.1002/nag.1610050405
Subject(s) - biot number , consolidation (business) , geotechnical engineering , settlement (finance) , elasticity (physics) , shear (geology) , granular material , foundation (evidence) , geology , mechanics , materials science , physics , computer science , composite material , petrology , accounting , world wide web , business , payment , archaeology , history
Solutions for the magnitude and rate of settlement of rigid foundations supported by soil reinforced with granular piles are presented. An analytic solution using the theory of elasticity is developed for the settlement of the foundation and expressions for evaluating the moment and shear distributions across the foundation are given. A solution for the increase of the rate of settlement due to the presence of the granular piles has been found by a numerical solution of Biot's equations of consolidation.