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

Table 4

Failure loads from tests.

Test no.	Relative density	Displacement at failure [mm]	Load at failure in test [kPa]	Modified failure load [kPa]
A1	0.59	12.6	51	51
A2	0.59	9.8	50	50
A3	0.59	8.7	67	67
A4	0.59	14.8	60	60
A5	0.56	26.7	44	50
A6	0.61	9.0	62	56
A7	0.58	8.0	56	58
A8	0.58	10.0	59	62
A9	0.58	9.5	59	62
A10	0.61	9.5	61	56
B1	0.75	4.5	110	158
B2	0.80	5.6	132	155
B3	0.84	6.3	116	116
B4	0.84	7.5	158	158
B5	0.80	6.7	120	141
B6	0.84	7.3	144	144
B7	0.80	6.5	138	161
B8	0.82	6.5	136	147
B9	0.75	8.0	104	152
B10	0.80	6.5	126	147