Contents & References of The influence of soil geotechnical parameters on the design of circular foundations, a case study of the cooling towers of Kazerun power plant.
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Chapter One: Generalities
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1-1- Introduction
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1-2- Location of Kazeron power plant
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1-3- Geology of the area
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1-4- Geotechnical studies
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1-5- Necessity of conducting research
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1-6- Research objectives
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1-7- Dissertation structure
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Chapter Two: Conducted research
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2-1- Introduction
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2-2- Types of subsoil rupture P
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2-2-1- General shear failure
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2-2-2- Local shear failure
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2-2-3- Punching shear failure
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2-3- Types of analytical methods for calculating bearing capacity
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2-3-1- Limit equilibrium method
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2-3-2- Slip-line method
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2-3-3- Upper bound method
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2-3-4- Numerical methods
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2-4- Capacity calculation Loading
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2-5- Settlement of foundations
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2-5-1- Instant settlement
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2-5-2- Consolidation settlement
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Chapter three: Modeling
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3-1- Introduction
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3-2- Reasons for choosing PLAXIS software for conducting research
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3-3- General about PLAXIS
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3-3-1- Introduction of input data
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3-3-2- Selection of model type
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3-3-3- Element type selection
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3-4- Geometric modeling
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3-5- Material modeling
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3-6- Meshing
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3-7- Applying initial conditions
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3-8- Calculations 50
3-9- Output data
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3-10- Curve presentation
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3-11- Software flowchart
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Chapter four: calculations and analysis of results
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4-1- Introduction
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4-2- Review Correctness of software operation
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4-3- How to load pi
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4-3-1- Smooth pi
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4-3-2- Rough pi
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4-4- Dimension of pi
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4-5- Strain stress chart
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4-6- Bearing capacity results
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4-7- Calculation of bearing capacity coefficients
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4-8- Comparison of the present work with past theories
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4-9- Calculation of foundation settlement of Kazron cooling tower
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4-9-1- How to perform calculations
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4-9-2- Calculated settlement
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4-10- Comparison with past theories
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4-10-1- Instant settlement
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4-10-2- Settlement Consolidation
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4-11- Calculate the allowable stress of annular foundation
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Chapter five: results and suggestions
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5-1- Introduction
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5-1- Results
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5-2- Suggestions
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Resources
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