100 Years of Prandtl's Wedge

• Hoofdauteur: Stefan Van Baars (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: IOS Press 2018
• Onderwerpen: History of engineering & technology; shape factors; bearing capacity; civil; Ludwig Prandtl; foundation; engineering; structure; inclination factors
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The biggest problem for a shallow foundation, just as for any other type of foundation, is a failure due to an overestimation of the bearing capacity. This means that the correct prediction of the bearing capacity of the foundation is often the most important part of the design of a civil structure....