Abstract: Lower‐bound limit analysis solutions for collapse loads have been developed for concrete slabs with the loads transmitted through circular contacts at the interior, near the edge, at the edge, or at the corner, assuming ...

Abstract: Based on a radial moment field and the square yield criterion, a lower-bound collapse load is developed for a square footing subjected to a generalized contact pressure distribution. The current lower-bound collapse load ...

Abstract: If volume changes followed a definite pattern of development, the ability to predict the behavior of structures, schedule construction, select techniques and make decisions would be greatly improved. This note shows that ...

Abstract: The method of characteristics coupled with a log‐spiral failure surface was used to develop a theory for vertical uplift capacity of shallow horizontal strip anchors in a general

Abstract: An interaction analysis has been conducted to study the effects of a local loss of support beneath the beam footing of a two‐bay plane frame. The results of the study indicate that the magnitude of increase in the bending ...