Algorithm and Experiment of the Separated Foundation Bearing Capacity of Culverts Considering Lateral Fill

Abstract:

How to determine the foundation bearing capacity of high-stacked culverts in highway construction becomes a problem that must be taken seriously. Combining with the stress characteristics of the foundation soil, the soil force was analyzed for finding the improved effect on the separated foundation bearing capacity of lateral fill. Establishing the calculation model and algorithm, the general formulation of separated foundation bearing capacity considering lateral fill was deduced. Then under direction of similarity theory, six model experiments were designed to simulate the silt clay foundation deformation in whole loading process. The pressure-settlement curves were drew and the foundation bearing capacity under lateral fill height of 0 m, 4 m, 6 m, 8 m, 10 m, 12 m were measured. Test results showed that with the fill height increasing the bearing capacity increased significantly, it had been reached 815 kPa when the fill height was 10 m. But the growth was nonlinear, it first increased from 18.40% to 20.37% and then reduced to 8.59%. At last the bearing capacity reached 885 kPa while fill height exceeded 12 m. Meanwhile the errors between the calculated results and measured by model test were almost less than 10% so the algorithm was feasible. The conclusion is that the lateral fill is advantageous for improve the foundation bearing capacity and reduce project cost significantly when the settlement of the culverts foundation satisfied the design request, with the lateral fill increasing, the rate of the improvement first increases and then decreases, at last it tends to 885 KPa when fill height exceeded 12 m.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 450-451)
• Pages: 1616-1624
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.450-451.1616
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Wen Lu Wang, Shu Jun Cui, Da Jun Zhao, Lei Wang
• Keywords: Critical Point, Foundation Bearing Capacity, Lateral Fill, Model Test, Separated Foundation

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