Departments of Civil Engineering, Babol University of Technology, Babol, Mazandaran, Iran
*Email: farzadfarokhzad@yahoo.com
Online published on 7 February, 2013.
The design of foundations involves the use of many different combinations of structural elements and foundation types which in turn vary to perform a wide variety of functions.
In this research the analysis of foundation is efficiently accomplished by using finite element method; the finite element mesh used in this analysis is a rectangular mesh based on a maximum acceptable element size. However, extra mesh lines are introduced at all locations of objects and object boundaries. Additional mesh lines can be introduced at specified locations by adding gridlines. It should be noted that the effect of the concrete column dimension in the connection place of column to foundation is examined with the aid of finite element method. It is possible to interpret the finite element method as a method of substitute loadings or load cases in the same boundary situation.
To meet this objective, Circular foundations are analyzed for more than 50 different point loads at the center of the slab. The stress and displacements in a soil mass due to applied loading are considered in this paper. It can be concluded that increasing the dimension of column cause to increase in deformation or settlement of soil.
