The Bearing Capacity of Circular Footings in Sand: Comparison between Model Tests and Numerical Simulations Based on a Nonlinear Mohr Failure Envelope

Table 1

Properties of Esbjerg sand.

Parameter	Value
D10 (mm)	0.25
D60 (mm)	0.58
Cu = D60/D10	2.32
D50 (mm)	0.50
Specific density	2.621
Maximum void ratio emax	0.733
Minimum void ratio emin	0.449
Relative density in tests	0.20, 0.59, 0.84
Dry unit weight in tests (kN/m^3)	15.64 16.74 17.54