INFLUENCE OF CONFINENESS ON BEARING CAPACITY OF SAND

Abstract

This project presents the influence of confineness on the bearing capacity and settlement of the locally available sand under vertical loading. In this, confining cells of different heights and widths have been used to confine the sand. The project presents the comparison of the behavior of the sand in unconfined condition and confined condition which has been created using different cells. The results showed that confinement increased the bearing capacity of sand drastically. When small width cell and footing has been used, the soil-cell footing behaves as one unit.