Assessment of ultimate bearing capacity based on the Hoek-Brown failure criterion

• Main Authors: Goh, Thian Lai, Md Selim Reza,, Abdul Ghani Rafek,, Ailie Sofyiana Serasa,, Azimah Hussin,, Lee, Khai Ern
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10377/1/03%20Goh%20Thian%20Lai.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10377/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid45bil11_2016/KandunganJilid45Bil11_2016.htm

The ultimate bearing capacity is an essential requirement in design quantification for shallow foundations especially for structures built on large rock masses. In many engineering projects, structures built on foundation of heavily jointed rock masses may face issues such as instability and sudden...