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.
| Parameter | Symbol | Value |
| Distribution type | PDF | Lognormal, Gamma, Beta | Coefficient of variation | COV | 0.3 | Mean value at surface level | | 10 (kPa) | The gradient strength parameter | M | 0, 12 | The horizontal autocorrelation length (m) | lh | 6, 60 | The vertical autocorrelation length (m) | | 6 |
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