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In geotechnical engineering, the ultimate bearing capacity of soils under strip footing is an important problem. The ultimate bearing capacity is defined as the least pressure that will cause complete shear failure of the soil in the vicinity of the foundation.
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Yu, MH. (2023). Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Strip Footings. In: Soil Mechanics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2781-4_8
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