Estimating the Climate-Controlled Soil Parameters and the Distorted Mound Shape for Analysis of Stiffened Rafts on Expansive Soils

A stiffened raft is considered one of the efficient foundation systems for lightweight structures resting on expansive soils. Most existing design methods of stiffened rafts require an analysis of the interaction between the raft and the distorted mound shape of the expansive soil. In most design me...

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Main Authors: Mohamed H. Abu-Ali, Basuony El-Garhy, Ahmed Boraey, Wael S. Al-Rashed, Hassan Abdel-Daiem
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/5599356
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author Mohamed H. Abu-Ali
Basuony El-Garhy
Ahmed Boraey
Wael S. Al-Rashed
Hassan Abdel-Daiem
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Basuony El-Garhy
Ahmed Boraey
Wael S. Al-Rashed
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description A stiffened raft is considered one of the efficient foundation systems for lightweight structures resting on expansive soils. Most existing design methods of stiffened rafts require an analysis of the interaction between the raft and the distorted mound shape of the expansive soil. In most design methods, the distorted mound shape is represented in 2D by the edge distance and the maximum differential movement through a nonlinear equation. This study presents a rational method for estimating the climate-controlled soil parameters that are used for estimating the 3D distorted mound shape of the expansive soil from the routine geotechnical tests’ results. These parameters include the equilibrium soil suction, the amplitude of surface suction change, the diffusion coefficient of the soil, the suction compression index, and the active zone depth. The proposed method is explained through its application to calculate the climate-controlled parameters for expansive soils in different locations throughout Saudi Arabia. A parametric study is carried out using a suction diffusion and soil movements program called SUCH to investigate the effect of the climate-controlled soil parameters and raft dimensions on the shape of the distorted mound, maximum differential movement, and edge moisture variation distance. The results of the parametric study are used in a regression analysis to develop an equation for estimating the edge moisture variation distance, which is considered a major barrier to using existing design methods of stiffened rafts as a function of the climate-controlled soil parameters and the aspect ratio of the raft. The findings indicate that the aspect ratio of the raft and the climate-controlled soil parameters have a significant effect on the shape of the distorted mound, its maximum differential movement, and its edge moisture variation distance. Additionally, the proposed equation of the edge moisture variation distance predicts comparable values to that estimated by the program SUCH.
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spelling doaj-art-5b7485680ca340f7b2d34642fab508ec2025-02-03T01:29:31ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80942024-01-01202410.1155/2024/5599356Estimating the Climate-Controlled Soil Parameters and the Distorted Mound Shape for Analysis of Stiffened Rafts on Expansive SoilsMohamed H. Abu-Ali0Basuony El-Garhy1Ahmed Boraey2Wael S. Al-Rashed3Hassan Abdel-Daiem4Department of Civil EngineeringDepartment of Civil EngineeringDepartment of Civil EngineeringDepartment of Civil EngineeringDepartment of Electrical EngineeringA stiffened raft is considered one of the efficient foundation systems for lightweight structures resting on expansive soils. Most existing design methods of stiffened rafts require an analysis of the interaction between the raft and the distorted mound shape of the expansive soil. In most design methods, the distorted mound shape is represented in 2D by the edge distance and the maximum differential movement through a nonlinear equation. This study presents a rational method for estimating the climate-controlled soil parameters that are used for estimating the 3D distorted mound shape of the expansive soil from the routine geotechnical tests’ results. These parameters include the equilibrium soil suction, the amplitude of surface suction change, the diffusion coefficient of the soil, the suction compression index, and the active zone depth. The proposed method is explained through its application to calculate the climate-controlled parameters for expansive soils in different locations throughout Saudi Arabia. A parametric study is carried out using a suction diffusion and soil movements program called SUCH to investigate the effect of the climate-controlled soil parameters and raft dimensions on the shape of the distorted mound, maximum differential movement, and edge moisture variation distance. The results of the parametric study are used in a regression analysis to develop an equation for estimating the edge moisture variation distance, which is considered a major barrier to using existing design methods of stiffened rafts as a function of the climate-controlled soil parameters and the aspect ratio of the raft. The findings indicate that the aspect ratio of the raft and the climate-controlled soil parameters have a significant effect on the shape of the distorted mound, its maximum differential movement, and its edge moisture variation distance. Additionally, the proposed equation of the edge moisture variation distance predicts comparable values to that estimated by the program SUCH.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/5599356
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Ahmed Boraey
Wael S. Al-Rashed
Hassan Abdel-Daiem
Estimating the Climate-Controlled Soil Parameters and the Distorted Mound Shape for Analysis of Stiffened Rafts on Expansive Soils
Advances in Civil Engineering
title Estimating the Climate-Controlled Soil Parameters and the Distorted Mound Shape for Analysis of Stiffened Rafts on Expansive Soils
title_full Estimating the Climate-Controlled Soil Parameters and the Distorted Mound Shape for Analysis of Stiffened Rafts on Expansive Soils
title_fullStr Estimating the Climate-Controlled Soil Parameters and the Distorted Mound Shape for Analysis of Stiffened Rafts on Expansive Soils
title_full_unstemmed Estimating the Climate-Controlled Soil Parameters and the Distorted Mound Shape for Analysis of Stiffened Rafts on Expansive Soils
title_short Estimating the Climate-Controlled Soil Parameters and the Distorted Mound Shape for Analysis of Stiffened Rafts on Expansive Soils
title_sort estimating the climate controlled soil parameters and the distorted mound shape for analysis of stiffened rafts on expansive soils
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/5599356
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