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foundation carries a uniform pressure of 130 kPa. The geometry of the problem is shown in Figure
1. Using the modifies cam clay model for the foundation soil and soil parameter you have, carry out
the finite element analysis and compute:
A. The settlement of the foundation under applied load
B. The distribution of stresses and strain in the soil
C. Any addition analysis that you may see appropriate
D. Discuss the results
Ans.
Material properties.
Units: N, m
The overall design consists of two different portions i.e. foundation and the underlying soil on
which the foundation is constructed as shown in Fig 1
The behavior of soil is simulated using the cam -clay model. The model provides necessary
resistance during compression to the soil by bounding the yield surface thus it provides an
inelastic hardening mechanism to represent plastic compaction. Also, this model control volume
dilatancy when the material yields in shear by providing softening as a function of the inelastic
volume. The foundation is modelled using the concrete properties. Concrete damage plasticity
model (CDP) is used to define the tension and compression behavior of concrete. Different
underlying parameter related to the concrete modelling are discussed in upcoming section.
Dilation angle=38
Eccentecicity=0.1
Fb0/fc0= biaxial compressive strength/uniaxial compressive strength =1.12
K=0.33
Viscosity parameter=.01
Compressive behavior
Tensile behavior
Boundary condition:
Both condition of equilibrium were satisfied at the bottom nodes of the model in order to provide support
to the structure under application of external load.
Load:
Two different stresses were applied to the model, one is the gravity which depict the stresses induced in
the soil due to self-weigh and 2nd is the external load applied to the foundation having value of 130 Kpa.
The overall soil displacement behavior with time under the applied loading is shown in the Fig. 9. When
the initial load is applied, the resultant soil displacement is maximum. As the load is increased with time,
the relative displacement starts decreasing because soil starts getting consolidated with more and more
loading. After sometime, the displacement is stabilized and with time and the soil has compacted upto
maximum extent. Hence, the maximum displacement observed in 0.8m.
Discussion
This simulation provides a reliable method for load bearing capacity and settlement predictions. In this
model, the soil stability analysis was carried out in order to access the bearing capacity as well as to
locate the sites for maximum stress and strain within the soil. The external load was applied to the rigid
foundation embedded within the soil having magnitude of 130Kpa. The response of the soil was
estimated under two different loads i.e. soil self-weigh and the external load.
The results indicate that there is maximum ground settlement around the area with greater load and it start
decreasing toward the bottom layer of the soil. As we move down, the bottom layer of the soil has
minimum displacement under external applied load. For the stress and strain pattern of the underlying
soil, the maximum stress and resulting strain is observed just blow the bottom of footing where load
increment is applied and then it starts propagating in the downward direction in the form of layers. As the
cam clay model is an elastoplastic model, the stress strain path is the elastic region initially but slowly it
enters into the plastic region. In this region some irrecoverable volume changes have also occurred.
Moreover, in order to access the maximum bearing capacity of the soil for structure stability analysis,
stress vs displacement graph has been plotted for the soil layers which has shown the maximum bearing
capacity of the soil to be 130 Kpa.
Furthermore, for an elastoplastic model, it is important to determine the plastic volumetric and shear
strain. Similarly, the study of url and CSL can be made part of the future study of the this simulation.