NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF BEARING CAPACITY AND STRESS BEHAVIOUR OF ECCENTRICALLY LOADED FOOTINGS

Murat ÖRNEK ¹

Footings are structural elements transmit the static, dynamic, horizontal and vertical structure loads to the underlying soils safely and economically. Apart from the vertical axial loads, the footings of portal framed buildings are often subjected to eccentric loads caused by forces of earth pressures, earthquakes, water, wind, etc. For designing footings subjected to earthquake forces, adopting appropriate values of horizontal and vertical seismic coefficients, equivalent seismic forces can be conveniently evaluated. These forces in combination with static forces make the foundations subjected to eccentric-inclined loads. The problems of footings subjected to eccentric inclined loads are frequently encountered in the cases of the foundations of retaining wall, abutments, columns, stanchions, portal framed buildings etc. Sometimes the corner of the column of these portal-framed buildings is located very close to the property line, and hence subjected to eccentric loading. Finite elem

Keywords
Shallow Footing, Eccentric Loading, Finite Element Analysis, Bearing Capacity, Vertical Stress,