Research Article

Finite-Element Analysis of Keying Process of Plate Anchors in Three-Layer Soft-Stiff-Soft Clay Deposits

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Comparison with test results by Song et al. [20] and with the numerical results by Wang et al. [23] for uniform soil: (a) normalized load-displacement relationship; (b) variations of plate inclinations with the normalized embedment loss.
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