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24. Abstract
Mechanics of unsaturated soils is one of the most controversial issues in
geotechnical engineering society and the results of annual research and studies on
this field are reported as papers and books. Although there is still a long path to
fully interpret and understand the governing principles of unsaturated soils.
Most of formulated equations and relationships for unsaturated soils are based on
two independent variables (i,e matric suction and net stress). In most of these
equations the soil mass is assumed to be rigid, and the compound effects of matric
suction, degree of saturation and void ratio are neglected. This has resulted in
conservative and non-economical design of geotechnical structures, as the
engineers prefer to use available equations for dry or saturated soils.
The main purposes of this study are to interpret failure mechanisms, bearing
capacity and settlement behavior of shallow footings on coarse-grained unsaturated
soils. A set of tests were designed and performed in different relative densities and
degrees of saturation and obtained results are presented.
The results of conducted tests showed a logical similarity between failure
mechanisms in saturated and unsaturated soils. This similarity is shown in bearing
capacity versus settlement diagrams. The bearing capacity versus matric suction
diagram showed a different trend in variation of bearing capacity for a relative
densities ranging from 30% to 70%. Also the derived depths of stress bulb under
the model footing resulted from image processing, confirmed the validity of former
investigations for determining depth of stress bulb under shallow footings in the
case of unsaturated soils.
Keywords: Bearing capacity, unsaturated soils, matric suction, image
processing, failure mechanism, model footing
25. Faculty of civil and environmental Engineering
Tarbiat modares university
Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Science (M.S) in soil mechanics and foundation engineering
Interpreting Bearing Capacity and Failure
Mechanisms of Shallow Footings on Unsaturated
Coarse-grained Soils
By:
Ali Nezami
Supervisor:
Dr. S.S. Yasrebi
Co-supervisor:
Dr. M. Mosallanejad
Summer 2014