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•IN GENERAL, road design involves the determination of the thicknesses and elastici-
ties of the various layers in the road structure to insure that the stresses and strains
developed are within permissible limits. The present analysis assumes that the design
is based on a knowledge of the stresses at the interfaces between the layers on the axis
of symmetry below a circular loaded area.
The first analysis to take into account the different elastic properties of the various
layers was given by Burmister {1) in 1943. In a series of subsequent papers (2) he
derived expressions for the stresses and displacement in two- and three-layer systems.
However, he did not publish any stress values and only a small number of values of the
surface deflection at the centre of the loaded area for a two-layer system. Fox (3) pro-
duced extensive tables of stresses in two-layer systems in 1948, and in 1951 Acum and
Fox (4) produced tables for the normal and radial stresses in three-layer systems at
the intersections of the axis of symmetry with the interfaces. The tables in this paper
form an extension, to a much wider range of the parameters, of those of Acum and Fox.
(Stress and displacement values for one given system were published by Schiffman (5)
in 1957).
The road system considered in this paper consists of three layers, as in Figure 1.
The stresses that have been computed are listed in Table 1, where the numerical sub-
scripts refer to the layer.
Throughout the tables it is assumed that Poisson's ratio is equal to 0. 5 and that there
is full friction at the interfaces. For convenience, the stresses are printed on the
assumption that compression stress is positive.
Values of these stresses are given In Appendix A for all combinations of the following
parameter values:
Each stress value is expressed as a fraction of the applied load. Stresses for all
values of ai appear in a block and the blocks are arranged in groups of four in ascending
order of kz; these groups are arranged in order of ki and finally in sets in order of H.
The calculations were performed on the Ferranti Mark 1» computer at Koninklijke/
Shell Laboratorium, Amsterdam. The machine program was written to calculate 36
stress values at the same time; v i z . , 6 stresses for each of 6 values of ai. The infinite
range of integration (see Appendix B) was tnmcated at such a point that the contribution
from the omitted portion was negligible. The finite part of the range was then split into
a number of equal intervals and the integrals were then evaluated over each interval
176
177
CIRCULAR
LOADED AREA pi^gg
M i l l s"^
'^^^^
-2a- MODULUS OF
h| LAYER I ELASTICITY = E,
INTERFACE I
MODULUS OF
LAYER 2 ELASTICITY = E2
INTERFACE 2
MODULUS OF
ELASTICITY = E j
LAYER 3
Infinite
I
I
t
AXIS OF
SYMMETRY
TABLE 1
NOTATION FOR STRESSES GIVEN IN APPENDIX A
Stress First Second
Interface Interfece
Vertical Zi za
Vertical and radial (upper layer) - a_
ri
°„Za ' Tz
Zi
Vertical and radial (lower layer)
Zi rz Z2 rs
separately using a Gauss quadrature formula. Some difficulty was encountered near the
origin due to the fact that the integrand had an essential singularity on the negative real
axis, this was overcome by subdividing the first interval.
The following checks (which are perfect apart from a constant factor) were built into
the computer program.
In most cases the two sides of these equations agreed to five significant digits but
where this was not so the disagreement was still less than 1 percent. All numbers in
the tables, however, are correct only to within one digit in the last decimal place printed.
As a further check some results were obtained for comparison with those of Acum and
Fox. These are presented in Appendix C with the corresponding values from Acum and
Fox's paper in brackets.
A typographical error was found in the published solution of Acum and Fox and was
corrected before the tables were calculated.
A brief mathematical description of the problem is given in Appendix B, together
with some notes on the assumptions involved in setting up the problem and the correct
expressions for the stresses.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The author wishes to record his gratitude for the assistance given by his colleagues
in the production of the tables. He also wishes to thank the Management of Koninklijke/
Shell Laboratorium for the use of the computer, and the Directors of "Shell" Research
Limited for permission to publish this paper.
REFERENCES
1. Burmister, D. M . , "The Theory of Stresses and Displacements in Layer Systems
and Applications to Design of Airport Runways." HRB Proc., 23: 126-149
(1943). Discussion, pp. 144-148.
2. Burmister, D. M . , "The General Theory of Stresses and Displacements in
Layered Systems." J. Appl. Phys., 16: No. 2, pp. 89-96; No. 3, pp. 126-127;
No. 5, pp. 296-302 (1945).
3. Fox, L . , "Computation of Traffic Stresses in a Simple Road Structure." Depart-
ment of Scientific and Industrial Research, Road Res. Tech. Paper 9 (1948).
4. Acum, W. E. A . , and Fox, L . , "Computation of Load Stresses in a Three-Layer
Elastic System." Geotechnique, 2: 293-300 (1951).
5. Schiffman, R. L . , Proc. 4th Internat. Conf. on Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Engineering, London (1957).
6. Sneddon, I . N . , "Fourier Transforms." McGraw-Hill (1951).
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Appendix A
H o 0.125
k, > 0.2
2.0
20.0
200.0
H 0.125
2.0
2a Bi ra
ka o 0.2
o. I o.43055 O.71614 o.35807 0.01682 o.00350 o.01750
O. 3 o . 78688 I.OI561 o.507O0 0 . 06 5 11 o.01348 o.06741
o. 4 o. 98760 0.83924 o.41962 o.33005 o.04669 0 . 23346
0.8 I.01028 0.63961 o.31981 0.60886 o.11484 0.57'rl3
1.6 I.00647 0.65723 o.32862 o. 90959 o.13726 0.636 30
3'3 O . 9 9 3 22 o . 3 8 165 o.10093 o.94322 o . 09467
0.47335
2.0
20.0
200.0
H 0.125
20.0
«« 8< ra St Si rj
k« a 0.2
o. I 0 . 146 48 1.80805 0.09040 0.01645 0.00322 0.01611
O. 2 o» 39260 3'7S440 0.18772 0 . 06 407 0.01249 0.06244
o. 4 0.80302 5.11847 0.25592 0.23135 0.04421 o.22105
0.8 I.06594 3.38600 0.16930 0.64741 0.I1468 0.57342
1.6 I.02942 I.31603 0.09080 1.00911 0.13687 0.68436
3»3 0.99817 I.75101 0.08756 0.97317 0.07578 0.37890
2.0
ka - 20.0
k« - 200.0
H = 0.125
k , B 200.0
2l 8a rj
k, a 0.2
0. I 0. 03694 2. 87564 0.01438 o. 01137 0. 00201 0.01005
0. 2 0. 12327 7« 4 4 2 8 5 0.03721 0* 04473 0. 00788 0.03940
0.4 o. 36329 15. 4 I 0 3 I 0.07705 0. 16785 0. 02913 0.14566
0.8 0. 82050 19. 70261 0.098 51 o« 53144 0. 0871,', 0.43568
1.6 1. 12440 7» 0 2 3 8 0 0.03512 1. 03707 0. 13705 0.68524
3.3 0. 99506 2. 35459 0.01177 I. 00400 0. 06594 0.3297 I
k« 2.0
ka = 20.0
200.0
H 0.25
ki 0.2
<r -o-
Si r, 2i rg 8a ra 2a r j
ka a Or2
o. 1 o . 2 7115 0.05598 0.27990 0.0x259 0.00274 0.0x370
0. 2 Q . 6 5 xog 0 . 1 2 6 28 0.63x38 0.04892 0.0106 0 0.05302
0 . *t,1 o.90404 0 . X42X9 0.71096 0.17538 0.03744 0.X8722
0. 8 0.95659 0.12300 0 . 6 1499 0.48699 0.09839 0 . 49196
X.6 0.99703 0.X0534 0 . 5 2669 0.81249 0.139x7 0.69586
3* 2 0.99927 0.0506 3 0.25317 0.92951 0.111x4 0.55569
2.0
20.0
k a a 200.1
R 0.25
k| 2.0
8« n B« r a *• rs
ka n 0.2
O. 1 0. 15577 0.28658 0.14339 0.01348 0,00277 0,01384
O. 2 0.43310 0.72176 0 . 36088 0.05259 0.01075 0,05377
0.4 0.79551 1.03476 0.51738 0,19094 0,03842 0,1921I
O.d 1.00871 0.88833 0.44416 0.54570 0.10337 0.51687
1.6 1,02425 0.66438 0.33219 0.90563 0.14102 0.70510
3.2 0. 99617 0.41539 0.20773 0.93918 0.09804 0,49020
ka « 2.0
k« • 20.0
ka " 200.0
H B 0.25
k f s 20*0
21 8t r , at rt
kg a 0.2
o. I o.04596 0.01450 o.03072 o.01107 O.00202 o.01011
O. 2 o . I 5126 1.76675 o.08834 0.04357 o.00793 o.03964
o.41030 3.59650 o . 17983 o.16337 o . 02931 o . 14653
0.3 o . 8 5464 4 . 58845 o.22942 0.51644 o.0877 I o.43854
X.6 I.12013 2 . 31165 o.11553 1.0106 I o.14039 0.70194
3*2 o.99676 1.24415 o.06221 0.99168 o.07587 0.37934
2.0
ka s 20.0
k a 3 2C0.0
H = 0.25
k< s 200.0
ai <r -cr or — c
2i ra 8a Za ra Za rs
ka B 0,
0. I o . 0 1 1 39 o,S6o ; 1 0 . 00.,33 •5.00539 0•00090 o» 00451
0. 2 0.04180 2.71354 0.01357 0.02334 0.00357 0.01784
0. 4 0 . 14196 6.83021 0.03415 0.09024 0.0136 5 0.06824
0. 3 0.42603 13. 19664 0 . 0 6 598 0 . 2 1785 0. 0.;6s 4 0 . 2 3118
I. 6 0.94520 I 3 ' 7 9 I 34 0 . 06 3 96 0.83371 0 . 101^91 0.52055
3' 2 1.10738 2.72901 0 . 0136 5 I,10259 0.08008 0.43037
2.0
20.0
k a = 200.0
H B 0.5
k, o 0.2
= 0,2
0. I 0. 07943 0. 01705 0 . 0 8 527 0 . 00914 0. 00206 0.01030
0.2 0. 27189 0. 05724 0.28621 0* 0 3 5 7 7 0. 00804 0.04020
0.4 0. 66375 0. I 3089 0.65444 0 . 13135 0. 02924 0 . 146 22
0.3 0. 91143 0. 15 514 0.77571 0 . 33994 0. o3 36 9 0.^1843
1.6 0. 9^334 0. 13050 0.66248 0 . 72 106 0. 13729 0.68647
3»2 0. 99310 0. 06976 0.34879 0. 39599 0. 12674 0.63371
ka s 2.0
ka 0 20.0
k a » 200.0
H 0.5
2.0
or HT <r -or
Zi r t Za zu r t
ka B 0.2
0. 1 0.04406 0.08398 0.04199 0.00903 0.00181 0.00906
O. 2 0 . 15978 0.28904 o.14452 0.03551 0.00711 0.03554
0.4 0.44523 0.72313 0.36156 0.13314 0.02634 0.13172
0.8 0 . 3 3298 1 . 0 3 6 03 0.51802 0. 42190 0.07992 0.39962
1.6 I.05462 0.83475 0.41737 0.85529 O'13973 0.6986 3
3'2 0.99967 0.45119 0.22560 0,94506 0 . 10667 0.53336
2.0
20.0
k a B 200.0
H 0.5
20.0
0"
at
'2, . 2| Ti 2| Ta '2a 8a ra 2a r»
ka " 0.2
0.01351 0 . 1 6 526 0 . o o 3 26 0.00596 0.00098 o.00488
O. 1
0.05079 0.58918 0.02946 0 . 02 36 1 0.00386 o.01929
0.2
0.16972 1.66749 0.08337 0.09110 0.01474 0.07369
o. 4
3.23121 0.16156 0.31904 0.04967 o.34834
0.8 0.47191
0.97452 3.54353 0.17743 0.S2609 0.11279 0.56395
1.6
3.2 I.09911 1.27334 0 . 06367 1.08304 0.09527 0.47637
ka = 2.0
o.00900 o.00259 o.00440 o.00220
O. I 0.01122 o.17997
0 . 6 ",779 o.03239 O.OI023 o.01744 o.00872
0.2 0.04172
1 . 8 9 8 17 o.09491 0.03993 o . 06722 0.03361
0.4 o . 1 3480
o.20480 o. 14419 o.23476 o.11733
0.3 0.35175 4.09592
6.22002 o.31100 o.42106 0.62046 o.31023
1.6 o . 70221
o . 9 7 420 5.41828 o.37091 0.82256 0,93331 o.46916
3.2
ka a 20.0
k a B 200.0
H . 0.5
k i a 200,0
or -C
8a r a 8a Tj
ka a 0.2
O. I o. 0 0 3 6 3 o.22388 o.00112 o.00356 o.0016 3
o.0003 3
O. 2 o.01414 o.81903 o.00410 0.0I021 o . 0 0 6 ;8
o.00130
o. 4 o.05356 2.53558 0.0126 3 o» 0 4 0 1 4 o.00506 0.02529
0.8 o.18107 6,11439 o. 0 3 0 5 7 o.15048 o.09231
0.01844
1.6 0.53465 TO.82705 0.05414 o.48201 0.05399 o . 3 6 993
3'3 1.04537 9.34313 o.04671 1.00671 o.08634 o.43121
k« 2.0
k a <• 20,0
200.0
H » 1.0
ki a 0.2
Ba r a 8a r j
ka a 0.2
0.0046 4 0.02320 o.00541 o.00128 o. 006 38
o. I o.02090
0.01773 0.08865 0.02138 o.00503 o.02515
O. 3 o. 0 8 0 2 3
o.05976 0.39878 0.08125 o.01903 o.09516
0.4 o. 2 7 4 9 3
o.13813 0.69092 0. 26887 o.06193 o.30960
0.8 0.67330
o.15978 0.79888 0.60229 0.13002 0.65010
1.6 0.92595
o.09723 0.48612 0.82194 o.14348 0.71743
3«a o. 9 5 8 5 3
Ca a 2.0
k. 20.0
H • 1.0
k« a 2.0
St r, «« ra «i ra «• rs
ka . 0.2
o,1 0.01241 o.02186 o.01093 o.00490 o.00096 o.00478
O.2 o.04816 0 . 08 396 o.04198 0.01943 o.00378 o.01890
0.4 o . 17203 o.23366 o.14433 o.07496 o.01448 o.07241
0.8 0.48613 0.71684 o,35842 0,26193 o.04924 o.24620
1.6 0.91312 o . 97206 o.48603 o . 676 1 1 o.11558 0.57790
3.2 1.04671 0.60091 o.30046 0.95985 o.12527 0 , 6 2 6 37
ka 2.0
ka » 20.0
O. I . 00963 o.02249 0.01124 o.0006 I o,00920 o , 00046
O. 2 , 03697 o . 08618 o.04309 o . 00241 0,03654 o. 0018 3
o. 4 ,12805 o.29640 o . 14820 o,00950 o , 14241 o , 00712
0.8 33363 o,76292 o . 38146 o.03578 0,51815 0,03591
1.6 52721 1.25168 0,62584 o,12007 1,56503 0,07S2 5
3.3 65530 1.70723 0.85361 o , 33669 3,51128 o.17556
k a - 200.0
R n 1.0
k| a 20.0
cr
8( ra
z% rt >i St rs
kt " 0.2
O. I 0.00417 o.04050 0.00202 0.00271 0.00039 0.00195
0. 2 0.OI64I 0.15675 o.0078 4 o.01080 0.00155 0.00777
0. 4 o.06210 0.55548 0.02777 o.04241 0 . 0 0 6 06 0.03028
0.8 0.21057 1.53667 0.0768 3 0.15308 0* 02198 0.X099I
1.6 0.582 i3 2.77359 0.13868 0.49705 0 . 0 6 327 0.31635
3.2 1.06296 2.55195 0.12760 I.00217 0.09906 0.49525
kt « 2.0
20.0
200.0
H • 1.0
k f a 200.0
ka a 0.2
O. I o.ooi 17 0.05507 0.00028 0.00097 0.00010 0.0005 I
O. 3 0.0046 4 0.21467 0.00107 0.00388 0.00041 0.00203
0. 4 0 . 018 14 0.78191 0.00391 0 . 0 15 38 0.00160 0.00801
0.8 0 . 06766 3.38055 0.01190 0.05952 0.00607 0.03037
1.6 0.32994 5.57945 0.02790 0 . 2 12 14 0.02028 0.10140
3.2 0.62710 9.39529 0.04648 0.60056 0.04847 0.24236
ka a 2.0
20.0
200.0
H 2.0
0.2
<r ^
2l
2« n 81 ra 2a 2a ra 2a rj
ka • 0.2
O. I 0.00540 0.00121 0.00604 0.0024a 0.00060 0.00303
O. 2 0.02138 0.00477 0 . 0 2 386 0.0096 4 0.00340 0.01302
0. 4 0.08209 0.01821 0.09106 0.03770 0.00939 0.04695
o. 8 0.28150 0.06106 0.30531 0.13833 0.03422 0. I 7 I I 2
1.6 0 . 68908 0.13660 0.68299 0 . 4 0 8 30 0.09826. 0.49131
3.2 0.93103 0.12899 0.64493 0.73496 0.15705 0 . 78523
ka B 2.0
ka B 20.0
k a B 200.0
H • 2.0
k, - 2.0
ka a 0.
O. I 0 , 0 0 3 56 0.00545 0.00272 0 , 0 0 3 16 0.00041 0,00203
0, 2 0,01415 0.02155 0.0:078 0,oo36I 0.00162 0 , 0 0 8 09
o, 4 0.05493 o,08 266 0.04133 0,03386 0 . 0 0 6 34 0.03172
0,8 0,19661 0 . 2 3 226 0.14113 0.12702 0.03349 0.11744
1,6 0,55306 0.67844 0.33922 0,40376 0 . 07109 o.35545
3.2 0 , 9 6 6 47 0.79393 0.39696 0,83197 0.12583 0.62913
ka a 2.1
ka a 20.0
k a » 200,0
H 2.0
ki 20.0
O" - o r
'8l Si n Si r« St St r a St rj
ka B 0.2
O. 1 0 . ool 34 0 . 00968 0.00048 o.00108 0* 00014 o.ooo63
O. 3 o. 00533 0 . 03839 0.00192 0.00429 0 . 00055 0.00273
o. 4 0. 021 00 0 . 14845 0.00741 0.01702 0 . 00216 o. 01078
0.8 o. 07950 0 . 52414 0.02621 0 . 0 6 576 0 . 008 20 0.04101
X.6 0 . 266 1 3 1 . 41720 0.07085 0.23186 0. 02740 o.13698
3.2 0. 67883 2 . 38258 0.11913 0 . 6 3006 0 . 06384 o.31919
kt 2.0
k. B 20.0
200.0
H » 2.0
k i » 200.0
ka s 2.0
k. » 20.0
k. = 200.0
H 4*0
0.2
ai cr a- <r cr
zt r i »i ra Sa *» ra •a rs
ka a 0.2
0. I 0.00139 0. 00028 0. 00141 0. 00086 0.00023 0.00114
0. 2 0.00555 0. 00112 0. 0056 2 0. 00345 0.00091 0.00454
0. 4 0 . 02 1 98 0. 004 0. 02230 0. 01371 0.00360 0.oiSoi
0. 8 0 . 08435 0. 016 3 0 0. 06 428 0. 05323 0.01394 0.06968
1.6 0 . 28870 0. 05529 0. 27647 0. 19003 0.04909 0.24545
3-2 0.70074 0. 11356 0. 56778 0. 51882 0.12670 0.63352
ka a 2.0
ka a 20.0
k a a 200.0
H 4.0
2.0
ai cr - o *
«i r i 2t rt St r t St
k, - 0.2
0. 1 0 . 0 0 1 03 0. 00123 0. 0006 4 0. 00078 0. 00014 0. 00071
O. 2 0. 00411 0. 005 11 0. 00256 0. 00312 0. 00057 0. 00284
0.4 0. 01631 0. 03023 0. oioi 1 0. 01241 0. 00226 0. 01129
0. 3 0. 06319 0. 07722 0. 0386 I 0. 04842 0. 00877 0. 04 3^ 4
1.6 0 . 32413 0. 2595s 0. 12977 0. 17617 0. 03133 0. 15666
3' 2 0 . 6 06 5 4 0. 58704 0. 29352 0. 50917 0. o3 500 0. 42501
kt 2.0
ka » 20.
kt » 200.
H - 4.0
kf • 20.0
ki « 2.0
20.0
k« a 200.0
H - 4.0
kf a 200.0
ka s 2.0
ka « 20.0
ka a 200.0
R 8.0
0.2
<r OB -<r
1 ri 2i r« It r t
ka s 0.2
0. I 0.00035 0.00006 0.00028 0.00027 0.00007 0.00036
O. 2 0.00142 0.00023 0.00113 0.ooioS 0.00028 0.00142
0.4 0.00566 0.00090 0.00449 0.00432 0.00113 0.0056 7
0.8 0.02240 0.00354 0.01769 0.01711 0.00449 0.02246
1.6 0 . 0 8 589 0.01335 0.0667 3 0 . 0 6 6 10 0.01725 0 . 0 8 6 24
3.2 0.29318 0.04270 0.21350 0.23182 0.05907 0.29533
2.0
ka a 20.0
200.0
H 8.0
2.0
at cr cr
«i St z%
k. a 0.2
O. I 0.00028 0.00028 0.00014 0.00024 0.00004 0. ooo^a
0.2 0.00113 0. 0 0 1 I I 0.00056 0.00096 0.00017 0. 0008 7
0. 4 0.00451 0•00444 0.00222 0.00384 0.0006 9 0. 00347
0.8 0.01706 0.01752 0.00S76 0.01522 0.00275 0. 01373
1.6 0.06895 0.06662 0.03331 0.05900 0.01060 0. 05298
3*2 0.24127 0.22014 0.11007 0.20949 0 . 036 0 3 0. 18466
ks » 2.0
k« a 20.0
k< B 200.0
H " 8.0
ki s 20.0
ai <r cr -<r
St 81 r a Sa r a £a r j
ka a 0.2
ka 2.0
ka a 20.
ka = 200.(
H - 8.0
k, . 200.0
ka > 2.
ka a 20.
ka - 200.(
Appendix B
A MATHEMATICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM
A diagrammatic representation of the system was given i n Figure 1. The system
consists of a semi-infinite elastic solid bounded at the surface by two finite elastic
layers of constant thickness. The surface is loaded uniformly over a c i r c u l a r area and
so, i f cylindrical polar coordinates ( r , 6, z) are used, the stresses and strains i n the
system w i l l be independent of the angle 6.
Assumptions
1. The Applicability of the Theory of Elasticity.—The materials involved are assumed
to be homogeneous and isotropic, the stress/strain relationship to be linear and the
modulus to be the same i n compression as i n tension.
2. Description of System. — The three layers are horizontal and have different elastic
properties. The two upper layers are weightless and of infinite extent i n the horizontal
plane. The bottom layer is infinite i n the horizontal plane and semi-infinite i n the v e r t i -
cal plane.
3. Boundary Conditions. - The surfe.ce of the top layer is free of shear stress. Out-
side the c i r c u l a r loaded area the surface i s free of normal stress and inside the load is
u n i f o r m l y distributed. A l l stresses and displacements are zero at infinite depth.
4. Continuity Conditions. — The three layers are continuously i n contact and act together
as a composite medium. At the interfaces the normal and shear stresses and the vertical
and horizontal displacements must be the same i n both layers.
TABLE 2
NOTATION FOR STRESSES
Stress Symbol
Vertical normal
Radial normal z
Circumferential normal r
Shear w
T rz
^ar , "
dz
^ -JL^
r
= 0 (la)
(Because of the axial symmetry i n the problem, T^O and T „ „ are zero, and there
is no equilibrium condition f o r the e-direction).
In the general three-dimensional case i n rectangular coordinates, each of the six
components of strain (three normal and three shear) may be expressed i n terms of the
three components of displacement. Thus these equations are not independent and three
relationships exist between the six components of strain. These are called the compati-
b i l i t y conditions, and they may be expressed i n t e r m s of components of stress by using
Hooke's law. In cylindrical polar coordinates with axial symmetry the compatibility
conditions become
2^ 2 _ , . 1 a
V "r r2 ^^r
' " r - •'e)
" 9 ' ^" T1 T
+ 7n (^r + + ^z) = ° ^^a)
^ r 3r 9z2
is the Laplacian operator.
The components of stress and displacement may be expressed i n t e r m s of a stress
function «3 i n such a way that Eqs. l a and l b are identically satisfied. These expressions
are
Stress
^z = ^ [(2-.)v^P- 1 ^ ] (3a)
^r TT
az [ ''V^^ - ] (3b)
^9
Displacement
(vertical) w =^ [ ( 1 - 2,x)v'<P + | ^ + 7 | f ] (3^
209
(horizontal) u = - - ^ ^ ^ (3f)
Interface 1 Interface 2
(z = - hi) (z = -hi-h2)
Zl (normal stresses)
Z2 Z2 Zs
Ml = U2 U2 = Us (horizontal displacements)
The radial stresses ay are not continuous across the interface because the horizontal
displacements are equal; they are determined by the relevant modulus of elasticity.
The'partial differential Eq. 4 may be solved by using the Hankel t r a n s f o r m * . However,
for purpose here the solution may be expressed i n the following f o r m .
The stress functions
(Pi (top layer) = J (mr) \ (A, + Biz) e""'^ + (Ci + Diz) e ' ™ ^ '
O L
<P2 (middle layer) = J^imr) [ (As + B2Z) e""^ + (C2 + Dzz) e"""^ '
satisfy Eq. 4 and the conditions at infinite depth**. The ten constants are evaluated by
using the boundary conditions at the interfaces, the condition that the surface shear
stress i s zero and by assuming a stress distribution of the f o r m :
P(m) = xf(x)j^(mx)dx
0
for d e t a i l s of the application of t h i s transform to problems i n three dimensional
e l a s t i c i t y , see (6).
* * J (x) i s the Bessel function of order zero.
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The final expressions f o r the stresses and displacements are then given by
(5a)
Z J z
o 0
o j r , m) + a . ( r , m)
•f J r dr dm (5b)
O O
(1) F i r s t interface
= -(l-K) J a i J i ( a i x ) § ^ d x
2<r.^ = J a , J i ( a i x ) § ^ djc
o
20-^^ = (1-K) J a i J i ( a i x ) § ^ dx
(VK)(1-M) J a , J i ( a t x ) f ^ d x
Za
o
00
C9
2<r. = -(1-K)(1-N) J a t J t ( a i x ) dx
o
at = a A a , H =» h i A a * k i = E t . / E * , and k , «= E2/E3,
7- =. ^ ^ - I M ka~1
-Npt(x)e-(^*2)x_j^p^(^j^.(K+2)x
+KN«(2+5Hx)o-(^^*^)^ - N p 3 ( x ) o - ( ^ * 2 ) x _ ^ p . ( x ) e - ( « * 2 ) x
P i ( x ) = - (l+x+ftc)o''^"*'')^ - KN(l-x+^Ix-2Hx*)e"("+^)^
+K(l+x-IIx-2Jix*)e"(^+^)^ + ir(l-x-Hx)e"(^^"^^)^
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- N(2-5x-5Hx)o'(^^^*^^^ + KN(2-5x-Hx-10fIx^)e"("''^^^
- 2KN*(l+2H«x»)e"^2"*^^^
and
- K'(2+Ztx-5Hx+10x^+2Hx'-20}Ix')
P T ( X ) = 2+4x^-8Hx*+2ai'x*+l6H»x^
PeCx) = 2+lpc*+8Hx'+4Jr'x'
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q , ( x ) = N(2+5x+Hx-10Hx^) - (2-x-5Hx+2Hx^)
q 4 ( x ) = N(2+x+5Hx+2Hx*) - (2-5x-Hx-10Hx*)
-The expression f o r gi(x) d i f f e r s f r o m that given by Acum and Fox i n the fourth t e r m
in the t h i r d bracket. This was discovered when an unaccountable discrepancy was noted
f o r values of a Zl An e r r o r was suspected when a certain lack of symmetry i n
ri
the expression f o r gi(x) was noted. Inspection showed that the coefficient of exp -(3H+4)x
should be N^ on both occasions, whereas the pap§r of Acum and Fox shows N instead of
N^ i n the third bracket. When this change was made the disagreement disappeared. The
corrected expression was verified later when i t was derived f r o m f i r s t principles.
As a further check some results were obtained f o r comparison with those of Acum
and Fox. These are presented i n Appendix C (figures in brackets bemg taken f r o m
Acum and Fox's paper).
Appendix C
0.25 5.0
5.0
a« ra 8a ra
o.S 0.74131 1.39453 o.37892 o.08733 o.38 000 0.07600
(0.7410) (1.3900) (o.3790) (0.0379) (o.3800) ( o . 0 7 6 1)
0.944.M o.35063 o.26496 1.04512 o< 20902
(o.9470) (1.2700) (o.2540) (o.2650) (1.0400) (o.2090)
k,» 5.0
ka « 100.0
ki a 50.0
ka a 100.0
0.5 0.23520 8.73121 o. 17462 0.00791 o.467.,3 o.00467
(o.2850) (3.7200) (o.1740) (0.00791) (0.4660) (o.00466)
o.56937 17. ;7833 0.02934 I.61943 O.016 IQ
(o.5700) ( 1 7 . ;5oo) (o.3490) (0.0292) (1.6100) (0.0161)
ContlnuBd
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H 0 2.0 k, a 5.0
ka a 5,0
<r ^
St Fa Ba ra
0. 5 0.02848 0.21464 0.0439? 0.00955 0.04100 0.00820
(0.0285) (0.2150) (0.0430) (0.00950) (0.0409) (0.00817)
1. 0 0.0950? 0.73664 0.1453? 0.03640 0.15324 0.0306 5
(o.0951) (0.7270) (0.1450) (0.0364) (0.1530) (0.0306)
ki a 50.0
k, " 5.0
0.5 o.00524 0.3826c 0.00765 0.00269 0.00856 o.00171
(o.00522) (0.3820) (0.00765) (0.00263) (0.00853) (0.00170)
o.01867 1.36457 0.02720 0.01054 0.03287 o.00657
(o.0187) (1.3600) (0.0273) (0.0105) (0.0330) (o.0066)
ki 50.0
ka 100.0
0.00280 0.51248 0.0I02C 0.00039 0.01430 o.00014
(0.00281)^ ( 0 . 5 2 3 0 ) (0.0105) (0.00041) (0.0147) (0.00015)
o.009x4 1.88310 0.03766 0.00156 0.05566 o.00056
(0.00921) (1.9300) (0.0385) (0.00163) (0.0575) (0.00058)
kt 10.0
ka 5.0
(test 10), the sample expanded in the absence of water as could possibly occur with a
sampling technique. It is significant that the slopes of the recompression curves vary
considerably. Tests 6, 7, and 8 tend to follow the rebound lines 4, 5, and 9, and 11,
12, and 13 fall far higher. In particular, the slope of 13 is iVa times greater than that
of test 8 which measures the true compressibility of the clay.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The author owes a substantial debt to the Department of Mathematical Analysis at the
National Physical Research Laboratory, in particular to C. Cryer, who helped with the
analysis and made important suggestions, and to J, Neetling for his aid in programing
the consolidation problem for the computer. Also, P. Hall rendered valuable assistance
in the computational work.
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