Research Article

Importance of Distribution Type on Bearing Capacity of an Embedded Foundation in Spatially Varying Soils

Table 1

Summary of parameters involved in the simulation of random fields of cu.

ParameterSymbolValue

Distribution typePDFLognormal, Gamma, Beta
Coefficient of variationCOV0.3
Mean value at surface level10 (kPa)
The gradient strength parameterM0, 12
The horizontal autocorrelation length (m)lh6, 60
The vertical autocorrelation length (m)6