Assessment of the Bearing Capacity of Bridge Foundation on Rock Masses

This paper aims to study the bearing capacity of a shallow foundation on rock mass, considering the most usual bridge footing width and adopting a Hoek–Brown material. The dimension of the foundation has been shown to be very significant in soils with linear failure criteria (Mohr–Coulomb envelope),...

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Main Authors: Ana Alencar, Rubén Galindo, Claudio Olalla Marañón, Svetlana Melentijevic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/24/12068