<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper deals with the determination of stress induced in spread foundation subsoil by Slovak Technical Standard STN 73 1001:2010 (STN) and Polish Standard PN-81/B-03020 (PN). While STN does not consider with stress state in subsoil just after carrying out excavation and the stress is determined from overloading only, PN considers with stress states after carrying out excavation and follows loading. Differences are also in determination of foundation stiffness and taking into account soil structural strength. It will be shown that different approaches make difference in the value of additional stress up to 18.6 %.</p></abstract>

The paper deals with the determination of stress induced in spread foundation subsoil by Slovak Technical Standard STN 73 1001:2010 (STN) and Polish Standard PN-81/B-03020 (PN). While STN does not consider with stress state in subsoil just after carrying out excavation and the stress is determined from overloading only, PN considers with stress states after carrying out excavation and follows loading. Differences are also in determination of foundation stiffness and taking into account soil structural strength. It will be shown that different approaches make difference in the value of additional stress up to 18.6 %.

Determination of Stress in Spread Foundation Subsoil by Various Approaches

Department of Geotechnics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Žilina, Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina.

Institute of Textile Engineering and Polymer Materials, Faculty of Materials and Environment Sciences, University of Bielsko – Biela, Poland

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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The paper deals with the determination of stress induced in spread foundation subsoil by Slovak Technical Standard STN 73 1001:2010 (STN) and Polish Standard...

Determination of Stress in Spread Foundation Subsoil by Various Approaches

Published Online: May 23, 2015

Page range: 29 - 37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2015-0004

Keywords
Subsoil, Foundation stiffness, Stress from external loading, Soil rebound, Soil structural strength

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Determination of Stress in Spread Foundation Subsoil by Various Approaches

Published Online: May 23, 2015

Page range: 29 - 37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2015-0004

KeywordsSubsoil, Foundation stiffness, Stress from external loading, Soil rebound, Soil structural strength

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Subsoil, Foundation stiffness, Stress from external loading, Soil rebound, Soil structural strength