A Simple Method for Evaluating Static Soil Springs of Footings on the Surface of a Layered Elastic Half Space

Abstract

In this study, we proposed a simple method for evaluating static soil springs of footings on the surface of a layered elastic half space, and we verified the applicability of the proposed method. Specifically, we proposed a method of approximating the static soil spring by a combination of soil springs of a spread footing foundation. We compared the results of our proposed method with static solutions of the generalized reflection and transition (R/T) coefficient method. As a result, we concluded that results of the proposed method agreed with the results of the R/T method.