What you get from a geophysical survey such as MASW is the small strain shear modulus, Gdyn or G0. The static shear modulus, Gstat or Greduced, depends on the level of shear strain expected for you foundation/application. Shear modulus degrades as a function of shear strain and the type of soil...
I agree with EireChCh. It is not unusual to consider both skin friction and end bearing for the design of drilled shafts.
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I recently came across an unusual case while reviewing the log of break strengths. For a 5000 psi concrete, that strength was reached in less than 3 days with very little strength gain afterwards. Literature says concrete should be at about 0.7 of its long-term strength at 7 days. I realize the...
Your are welcome moe333. For active anchors, the idea is that there is sufficient pre-load in the anchor that it will never be exceeded by the applied load. That means the anchor is pre-loaded with the design load plus any accounting for losses. Besides the FHWA link provided earlier in the...
In response to BigH, anchors are post-tensioned to address fatigue. This is critical for cyclic or dynamic loads. If the anchor is passive, repeated load/unload would unravel its capacity fairly quickly. When it is tensioned, the anchor would not feel much load until that pre-tensioned load is...
