Simulación experimental de la capacidad de carga en suelos arenosos frente a las solicitaciones de carga de edificaciones menores a 4 plantas

Abstract

Abstract: The presence of structural pathologies is a recurrent problem in the city of Loja, due to the settlements found in different sectors of the city, causing structural damage, collapse of houses and economic losses. This is due to the lack of knowledge of the geotechnical properties of the soil and the lack of studies prior to construction. The objective of this research is to analyse the loading stresses in relation to the design of the optimum surface foundation, using the methods of load capacity calculation and numerical modelling. Taking as a reference the data collected through bibliographical references and soil analysis previously carried out in specialised laboratories. Subsequently, data processing was carried out in electronic spreadsheets and the simulation of the soil-citation interaction by means of numerical models in the ANSYS Workbench software. The results obtained showed settlement values of 19.99 mm in zone one, 7.51 mm in zone two and 2.29 mm in zone three, which allowed validating the surface foundations with the geométrica properties proposed in the study.