NOTATION
cuundrained shear strength of cohesive subgrade
Ddepth of platform material
Kp tan δpunching shearing resistance coefficient
Leffective track length of plant
Ncbearing capacity factor for cohesive subgrade
Nγpbearing capacity factor for granular platform material
Rbearing resistance
Rcbearing resistance of cohesive subgrade when no platform is present
Rpbearing resistance of working platform when platform is sufficiently deep that bearing resistance is unaffected by underlying cohesive subgrade
sc, sp and sγshape factors; functions of W and L
Wtrack width of the plant
γpbulk unit weight of platform material
φangle of shearing resistance of granular material

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