This work analyses the influence of footing size and soil matric suction on the behavior of shallow foundations on unsaturated sandy soil, in terms of bearing capacity and settlements. Fourteen plate load tests were performed at the Experimental Site of USP/São Carlos. Rigid metal plates were used, with diameters varying between 0.20 m and 0....
View ArticleThe Shallow Stability Model (SHALSTAB) identifies shallow landslide susceptible areas, combining a steady state runoff model that estimates the topographically induced spatial variation in pore pressures with an infinite slope model for shallow landslides. Although the landslides present a strong topographic control, the variability of the soil properti...
View ArticleThe loads on columns related to foundation settlements of a building localized in the city of Rio de Janeiro have been analysed. Settlements and strains in some columns have been measured from the beginning of construction. The structural behaviour was simulated with the finite element method with a model for each building stage related to the measureme...
View ArticleThe Boston Central Artery/Tunnel (CAT) project consists of some 200 lane-kilometers of bridges, tunnels, and surface roadways. The central part of the project involves constructing two directions of multi-lane roadway to depths exceeding 30 m beneath the existing city by means of the slurry wall technique. The resulting walls, called Soldier Pile Tremmi...
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