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Technical Committee CFMS /
Comité technique CFMS
Table 3. Experimental Average Ultimate Loads Per Unit Area and Reduction Factors.
D
f
/
B
(1)
(deg)
(2)
e
/
B
(3)
Experimental
) , , /
(
eBDu
f
q
(kN/m
2
)
(4)
Experimental
RF
[Eq. (10)]
(5)
Calculated
RF
[Eqs. (10), (12),
(13) and (14)]
(6)
Deviation—
(%)
6 Col.
5 Col.
6 Col.
(7)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
10
10
10
10
15
15
15
15
20
20
20
20
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
10
10
10
10
15
15
15
15
20
20
20
20
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
10
10
10
10
15
15
15
15
20
20
20
20
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0
0.05
0.1
0.5
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
166.77
133.42
109.87
86.33
128.51
103.01
86.33
65.73
96.14
76.52
62.78
51.99
66.71
53.96
44.15
35.12
43.16
34.83
29.43
23.54
264.87
226.61
195.22
164.81
223.67
193.26
165.79
140.28
186.39
160.88
137.34
116.74
151.07
129.49
111.83
94.18
115.76
98.1
85.35
72.59
353.16
313.92
278.6
245.25
313.92
277.62
241.33
215.82
264.87
239.36
212.88
188.35
225.63
206.01
179.52
155.98
183.45
166.77
143.23
126.55
1.0
0.8
0.659
0.518
0.771
0.618
0.518
0.394
0.576
0.459
0.376
0.312
0.4
0.324
0.265
0.211
0.259
0.209
0.176
0.141
1.0
0.856
0.737
0.622
0.844
0.73
0.626
0.530
0.704
0.607
0.519
0.441
0.57
0.489
0.422
0.356
0.437
0.37
0.322
0.274
1.0
0.889
0.789
0.694
0.889
0.786
0.683
0.611
0.750
0.678
0.603
0.533
0.639
0.583
0.508
0.442
0.519
0.472
0.406
0.358
1
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.77
0.693
0.616
0.539
0.570
0.513
0.456
0.399
0.4
0.36
0.32
0.28
0.26
0.234
0.208
0.182
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.822
0.74
0.658
0.575
0.656
0.59
0.525
0.459
0.503
0.453
0.402
0.352
0.364
0.328
0.291
0.255
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.877
0.79
0.702
0.614
0.755
0.679
0.604
0.528
0.632
0.569
0.506
0.443
0.51
0.459
0.408
0.357
0.00
11.11
17.63
26.00
-0.13
10.82
15.91
26.90
-1.05
10.53
17.54
21.80
0.00
10.00
17.19
24.64
0.38
10.68
15.38
22.53
0.00
4.89
7.88
11.14
-2.68
1.35
4.86
7.83
-7.32
-2.88
1.14
3.92
-13.32
-7.95
-4.98
-1.14
-20.06
-12.80
-10.65
-7.45
0.00
1.22
1.38
0.86
-1.37
0.51
2.71
0.49
0.66
0.15
0.17
-0.95
-1.11
-2.46
-0.40
0.23
-1.76
-2.83
0.49
-0.28
Considering the uncertainties involved in any experimental
evaluation of ultimate bearing capacity, we can assume without
loss of much accuracy
2
a
(12)
