The uplift load capacity of an enlarged base pier embedded in dry sand

• Main Authors: Nazir, Ramli, Moayedi, Hossein, Pratikso, A., Mosallanezhad, Mansour
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Verlag 2015
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59004/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12517-014-1721-3
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The purpose of this research is to determine the capability of (and the factors which affect the performance of) an enlarged base pier in resisting uplift capacity. Experiments were conducted in the reinforced bin box of an enlarged base pier with a shaft diameter ranging from 30 to 50 mm, base diam...