Abstract: This note outlines the theoretical development of a new subgrade model with inherent spring coupling called the modified Kerr-Reissner (MK-R) model. The MK-R model is a novel hybrid that synergistically combines the ...

Abstract: are relatively simple and easy-to-use approximations of the actual load-displacement behavior of the ground and have always played a significant role in foundation engineering research and practice. Winkler’s Hypothesis ...