Practical Soil-Shallow Foundation Model for Nonlinear Structural Analysis

Moussa Leblouba, Salah Al Toubat, Muhammad Ekhlasur Rahman and Omer Mugheida

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2016, vol. 2016, 1-10

Abstract:

Soil-shallow foundation interaction models that are incorporated into most structural analysis programs generally lack accuracy and efficiency or neglect some aspects of foundation behavior. For instance, soil-shallow foundation systems have been observed to show both small and large loops under increasing amplitude load reversals. This paper presents a practical macroelement model for soil-shallow foundation system and its stability under simultaneous horizontal and vertical loads. The model comprises three spring elements: nonlinear horizontal, nonlinear rotational, and linear vertical springs. The proposed macroelement model was verified using experimental test results from large-scale model foundations subjected to small and large cyclic loading cases.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1155/2016/4514152

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