Development of Bearing Capacity Factor in Clay Soil with Normalized Undrained Shear Strength Behavior using The Finite Element Method

Abstract

This paper presents a development of bearing capacity factor chart for strip footing laying on clay soil with normalized undrained shear strength using finite element method. Since stress history and normalized soil engineering properties concept were introduced in 1974 by Ladd and Foot, the new approach of design for clays has evolved. In order to accommodate this new approach, a study is conducted to see the effect of the normalized soil properties on bearing capacity factor, especially footings on clays. The results show that the effect of normalized undrained shear strength is more sensitive for soft clays rather than stiff clays.

Keywords

• bearing capacity factor
• normalized undrained shear strength