- Title
- Modelling expansive soil movements beneath structures
- Creator
- Masia, Mark J.; Totoev, Yuri Z.; Kleeman, Peter W.
- Relation
- Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Vol. 130, Issue 6, p. 572-579
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2004)130:6(572)
- Publisher
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2004
- Description
- This paper describes the use of an existing numerical model which is capable of generating continuous records over time of 3D soil suction profiles beneath a structure. The model uses recorded climatic data and representative soil properties. The model was used to obtain data required for the simulation of ground movements and the resulting structural response in a separate soil/structure interaction model (the results of the subsequent soil/structure interaction simulations are not reported). The factors influencing the soil moisture distribution beneath a structure were identified and careful consideration was given to quantifying the variability in these factors. The model explicitly captures the long-term moisture redistribution occurring beneath a structure as a result of introducing a ground cover. It also captures the effect of different construction dates on soil moisture conditions. If a range of construction dates are selected at random and 3D simulations over appropriate time periods are conducted, the variability in ground movements due to seasonal and long-term climatic effects and due to the choice of construction date can be quantified.
- Subject
- expansive soils; expansive clays; soil deformation; soil suction; numerical models; foundations; soil-structure interaction
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/27709
- Identifier
- uon:1934
- Identifier
- ISSN:1090-0241
- Language
- eng
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