Pressure exerted on stationary enclosing structures by expansive soil

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02335012· OSTI ID:107669

Sorochan, E A; Kim, M S

The influence exerted by expansive soil on a rigid stationary enclosing structure is addressed. Using numerical modeling, it is established that the wetting of a portion of the soil mass adjacent to the enclosing structure manifests itself unfavorably on the latter`s performance. Two cases of wetting should be examined as computational cases: uniform wetting from above and from a point source alongside the enclosure. The possibility of the swelling of that part of the soil mass not immediately adjacent to the structure should also be brought to attention.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 107669
• Journal Information: Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Vol. 31, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1994; TN: Translated from Osnovaniya, Fudamenty i Mekhanika Gruntov; No. 2, 10-13(Mar-Apr 1994)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS
STRESS ANALYSIS
SOIL MECHANICS