The experimental data shows that most rocks behave nonlinearly in nature. The modified
nonlinear Hoek–Brown failure criterion was considered to investigate the bearing capacity …

This paper investigates the ultimate bearing capacity of Hoek-Brown rock masses under
square and rectangular footings using three dimensional finite element analyses. Analyses …

In this paper, the effect of the adjacency of two strip footings on bearing capacity of rock
masses was investigated using the upper bound analysis and finite element method. The …

The presence of the groundwater level (GWL) at the rock mass may significantly affect the
mechanical behavior, and consequently the bearing capacity. The water particularly …

It is common that the structures on the hilly terrain have footings laid on rockmass slopes.
For such a case, there is a need to evaluate the factors governing the bearing capacity of the …

This study presents the numerical solution for the seismic bearing capacity of embedded
strip footing in Hoek–Brown rock mass. The upper-bound solutions are presented by …

The problem of bearing capacity of footings on rock is the subject of some researches in the
recent years. However, the authors are not aware of any published paper about the effect of …

The effect of the embedment depth is one of the most important issues in calculating the
bearing capacity. The results of the previous studies show that in most cases, it was …

Most of the current studies on the bearing capacity of rock foundations follow the Hoek-
Brown (HB) criterion, but all adopt the generalized tangent technique or the multi-tangent …

Extensive research is available on excavation walls in soils. However, very few studies
address their performance in rocks and jointed rock masses. This study aimed to investigate …