Elastic Strip Foundation Analysis using Finite Element Method
The Design Criteria of elastic strip foundation
1. The strip foundation can be reinforced concrete, plain concrete, masonry, steel, or even wood grade beam. But it is assumed elastic
soil–structure interaction.
2. The soil boundary springs are compression only without tension capacity. But this strip is inadequate for overturning controlled foundation.
3. To check soil capacity, the uniform load, w, should be input net value at the foundation bottom face. But to design strip, the w has to be total gravity value.
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