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Experimental Study of Estimating the Subgrade

Reaction Modulus on Jointed Rock Foundations
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
June 2016, Volume 49, Issue6, pp 20552064
JaehwanLee,SangseomJeong
Original Paper
First Online: 23 January 2016
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1007/s00603-015-0905-9

Cite this article as:

Lee, J. & Jeong, S. Rock Mech Rock Eng (2016) 49: 2055. doi:10.1007/s00603-015-0905-9

Abstract
The subgrade reaction modulus for rock foundations under axial loading is investigated by
model footing tests. This study focuses on quantifying a new subgrade reaction modulus by
considering rock discontinuities. A series of model-scale footing tests are performed to
investigate the effects of the unconfined compressive strength, discontinuity spacing and
inclination of the rock joint. Based on the experimental results, it is observed that the
subgrade reaction modulus of the rock with discontinuities decreases by up to approximately

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60 % of intact rock. In addition, it is found that the modulus of subgrade reaction is

proportional to the discontinuity spacing, and it decreases gradually within the range of 0
30 and tends to increase within the range of 3090.

Keywords
Subgrade reaction modulus Rock foundation Rock discontinuity Model-scale footing
tests

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