Research Article

Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Ring Foundations Embedded in Undrained Homogeneous Clay

Table 2

Numerical analysis cases.

(kPa) (kN/m3)

0 (circular foundation), 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9 (ring foundation)0 (footing on the surface)5018
0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 (ring foundation)0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0 (embedded footing)500
0.4, 0.8 (ring foundation)0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0 (embedded footing)50, 30, 20018