Análise computacional numérica do comportamento de ruptura dos solos em fundações superficiais com excentricidade gerada por cargas horizontais

Abstract

For power substations, both steel and reinforced concrete structures are normally used to support the equipments and the high voltage wiring. In such cases, the wind forces predominate and cause tension in the electrical cables and structures. As the vertical loads are relatively small, generally shallow foundations apply, being also easily executed under lower costs. Due to the distance between the horizontal forces and the structural foundation, high moments are generated comparatively to the vertical loads present, defining big eccentricity in the foundation. According to ABNT-NBR 6122 (1996), to determine the foundation bearing capacity, an effective area way be considered for the compression stresses to act. This situation often yields to unrealistic foundation design. The present dissertation intend to model the failure behavior of the soil supporting shallow foundation by means of computational methods, considering vertical and horizontal forces acting along with moments. A comparison is also mode with commonly used bearing capacity equations for the same type of foundations.