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RAFTS and LAWPILE — The Development of a Foundation Analysis and Design Suite

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RAFTS and LAWPILE have been developed in order to provide the engineer with economic tools for the analysis and design of raft foundations and laterally loaded piles and walls respectively. Both programs take account of the effects of soil-structure interaction and utilise standard structural finite elements connected to an approximate soil boundary element. The latter allows the economic modelling of inhomogeneous, layered, elastic continua with extensions to enable non-linear behaviour to be studied. The philosophy behind the two programs is outlined and examples of their use presented.

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  1. Queen Mary College, London, UK

    L. A. Wood

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  1. Computational Mechanics Centre, Ashurst Lodge, SO4 2AA, Ashurst, Southampton, Hampshire, UK

    C. A. Brebbia

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Wood, L.A. (1982). RAFTS and LAWPILE — The Development of a Foundation Analysis and Design Suite. In: Brebbia, C.A. (eds) Finite Element Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07229-5_16

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