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The present study investigates the undrained bearing capacity for embedded strip footings under inclined loading on non-homogeneous clay. Elasto-plastic finite-element analyses are carried out through Plaxis code for perfectly rough strip footings on Tresca material. This study examines the influence of strength non-homogeneity and footing embedment ratio D/B, on the bearing capacity factor N * c of rigid footings for different load inclinations α. The numerical results were compared with the available results published in the literature.
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Ouahab, M.Y., Mabrouki, A., Mellas, M., Benmeddour, D. (2019). Numerical Study of the Bearing Capacity of Embedded Strip Footings on Non-homogenous Clay Under Inclined Load. In: Pradhan, B. (eds) GCEC 2017. GCEC 2017. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering , vol 9. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8016-6_89
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