Estimating the Uplift Bearing Capacity of Belled Piers Adjacent to Sloping Ground by Numerical Modeling Based on Field Tests

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Material</td><td class="align_center"><i>γ</i> (kN/m3)</td><td class="align_center"><i>E</i> (GPa)</td><td class="align_center">Poisson’s ratio</td><td class="align_center"><i>c</i> (kPa)</td><td class="align_center"><i>φ</i> (°)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Rock slope</td><td class="align_center">18</td><td class="align_center">0.34</td><td class="align_center">0.3</td><td class="align_center">48</td><td class="align_center">25</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Reinforced concrete foundation</td><td class="align_center">25</td><td class="align_center">30</td><td class="align_center">0.2</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Basic physical and mechanical parameters of rock and reinforced concrete.</div>

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Table 5: Estimating the Uplift Bearing Capacity of Belled Piers Adjacent to Sloping Ground by Numerical Modeling Based on Field Tests 