Study on the Influence of Groundwater Variation on the Bearing Capacity of Sandy Shallow Foundation
Groundwater variation has a significant effect on the bearing capacity of sandy shallow foundations. Groundwater and capillary water in the shallow foundation would result in the various water distributions in the soil mass. Therefore, there are three types of water conditions in the shallow foundat...
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| description | Groundwater variation has a significant effect on the bearing capacity of sandy shallow foundations. Groundwater and capillary water in the shallow foundation would result in the various water distributions in the soil mass. Therefore, there are three types of water conditions in the shallow foundation. They are the total saturated, capillary-water-effect zone and dry soil. In this study, a physical mode experimental was developed to investigate the effect of groundwater variation on the deformation behavior under different loading conditions. The effect of water level and fluctuation times were examined by a novel setup with a water-pressure control system. A total of 10 group model tests were carried out. The results indicated that the relationship between water level height and foundation bearing capacity is negatively correlated. In addition, the numerical analysis was carried out to investigate the effect of water-level change on the bearing capacity of the foundation. The bearing capacity of the foundation decreases as the water-level cycles increase. The increase in the fluctuation range of the water level will decrease the bearing capacity of the foundation. The outcome of this study would be helpful to predict the bearing capacity of shallow foundations due to the change of the water level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb200f5735e143e8ac4b504ac7d4e14c2023-11-16T14:57:31ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-12-0113147310.3390/app13010473Study on the Influence of Groundwater Variation on the Bearing Capacity of Sandy Shallow FoundationWenfeng Chen0Weishu Xia1Shanshan Zhang2Erlei Wang3School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Rd., Wuhan 430070, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Rd., Wuhan 430070, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Rd., Wuhan 430070, ChinaDesign & Research Institute of Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaGroundwater variation has a significant effect on the bearing capacity of sandy shallow foundations. Groundwater and capillary water in the shallow foundation would result in the various water distributions in the soil mass. Therefore, there are three types of water conditions in the shallow foundation. They are the total saturated, capillary-water-effect zone and dry soil. In this study, a physical mode experimental was developed to investigate the effect of groundwater variation on the deformation behavior under different loading conditions. The effect of water level and fluctuation times were examined by a novel setup with a water-pressure control system. A total of 10 group model tests were carried out. The results indicated that the relationship between water level height and foundation bearing capacity is negatively correlated. In addition, the numerical analysis was carried out to investigate the effect of water-level change on the bearing capacity of the foundation. The bearing capacity of the foundation decreases as the water-level cycles increase. The increase in the fluctuation range of the water level will decrease the bearing capacity of the foundation. The outcome of this study would be helpful to predict the bearing capacity of shallow foundations due to the change of the water level.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/1/473sandy soilbearing capacitynumerical analysiswater-level change |
| spellingShingle | Wenfeng Chen Weishu Xia Shanshan Zhang Erlei Wang Study on the Influence of Groundwater Variation on the Bearing Capacity of Sandy Shallow Foundation Applied Sciences sandy soil bearing capacity numerical analysis water-level change |
| title | Study on the Influence of Groundwater Variation on the Bearing Capacity of Sandy Shallow Foundation |
| title_full | Study on the Influence of Groundwater Variation on the Bearing Capacity of Sandy Shallow Foundation |
| title_fullStr | Study on the Influence of Groundwater Variation on the Bearing Capacity of Sandy Shallow Foundation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study on the Influence of Groundwater Variation on the Bearing Capacity of Sandy Shallow Foundation |
| title_short | Study on the Influence of Groundwater Variation on the Bearing Capacity of Sandy Shallow Foundation |
| title_sort | study on the influence of groundwater variation on the bearing capacity of sandy shallow foundation |
| topic | sandy soil bearing capacity numerical analysis water-level change |
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