A Simple Way to Check Bearing Capacity of Foundations Adjacent to Slopes
Shallow foundations are often placed close to slopes, excavations, road cuts, quay walls, or terrain breaks. In these situations, the bearing capacity can be significantly lower than the value calculated for the same foundation on flat terrain. The reason is physical: the failure mechanism on the slope side is not fully confined by soil. The…
Equivalent Quasi-Static FEM Procedure for Estimating Settlement from Tipping or Dumping Impact
1. Introduction Tipping, dumping, or accidental dropping of heavy masses can generate short-duration impact loads that produce local settlement and permanent ground deformation. Such effects may be critical where the impact occurs close to foundations, retaining walls, buried services, pavements, or other structures sensitive to ground movement. A fully dynamic analysis of these events would…
Eurocode 7 Design Approaches: Hidden Pitfalls and Practical Recommendations
In Eurocode 7, the partial factors used for STR/GEO limit state verification are grouped into sets for actions or effects of actions (A), soil or material parameters (M), and resistances (R). The selected combination depends on the relevant Design Approach and may also be further specified in the National Annex. Design Approach 2 (DA2) uses…
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