Effect of rigidity of eccentrical loaded for rectangular footings with width direction on the carrying capacity

Abstract EN

The finite element method is utilized to study the behavior of eccentrically loaded rectangular footings (with width direction only) on clayey and sandy soils.

Also the effects of variation in footing dimensions and soil properties are investigated.

It is proved that Meyerhof’s principle of effective width gives, in general, conservative values of the load carrying capacity for footings resting on clay, whereas it overestimates those for footings erected on sand.

For the studied practical ranges, the variations in footing dimensions ratio (thickness of footing/ width of footing) and the ratio of (Ef/Es) where (Ef the elastic modulus for footing and Es the elastic modulus for soil), have negligible effects on the values of carrying capacity reduction factor (Rf