Antrox
Structural
- Sep 12, 2012
- 2
Hi there,
Could you explain why in the criteria to obtain the ultimate lateral bearing capacity for soft clay for API p-y curve a effective unit weight and not a total unit weight is needed?
Indeed, the criteria is:
pu=3*Cu+gamma*z+J*Cu*z/D
where:
Cu = undrained shear strength
gamma=effective unit weight
Those terms seem to run in a contradiction.
What do you think about?
Thank you
Could you explain why in the criteria to obtain the ultimate lateral bearing capacity for soft clay for API p-y curve a effective unit weight and not a total unit weight is needed?
Indeed, the criteria is:
pu=3*Cu+gamma*z+J*Cu*z/D
where:
Cu = undrained shear strength
gamma=effective unit weight
Those terms seem to run in a contradiction.
What do you think about?
Thank you