Importance of Distribution Type on Bearing Capacity of an Embedded Foundation in Spatially Varying Soils

Figure 5

The development of failure plane for the embedded foundation ((a, e) Step = 50; (b, f) Step = 60; (c, g) Step = 70; (d, h) Step = 113). (a–d) M = 0; (e–h) M = 12.

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