Module 3 : Method of Analyses
Lecture 14 : Methods of Characteristics [ Section 14.3 : Strip foundations ]
   
 

for =0

=constant at every point

along =constant.

Draw different characteristics with different values at singular point.

The number of segments between ‘0' and 90 should be as maximum as possible, so as to get closed real value as possible.

 
 

Fig 3.12 Failure plane diagram

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