Soil Bearing Distribution Under Shear Wall
Soil Bearing Distribution Under Shear Wall
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What is the typical analysis method used in practice for determining soil bearing distribution under a laterally loaded shear wall?
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Soil Bearing Distribution Under Shear Wall
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RE: Soil Bearing Distribution Under Shear Wall
If it is a self-standing wall, well, not likely (what to bear?), but it is a situation like retaining wall.
RE: Soil Bearing Distribution Under Shear Wall
RE: Soil Bearing Distribution Under Shear Wall
S (stress) = P/A*(1 +/- 6*e/L). A=b (footing width)*L (Length).
If the entire footing is in compression, you are home free. If it's heel is in tension, you can reiterate the process with L'=L-length in tension until the tension is gone. Or, you may want to utilize the weight from the tension side tranverse wall. It is more realistic, but I wouldn't get to depth on that, because there are other factors need to be looked into.
RE: Soil Bearing Distribution Under Shear Wall
The bearing pressures come out much higher when you analyze them individually - Could this process be too conservative? Would analyzing the entire wall be conservative enough?