| NOTATION | |
|---|---|
| cu | undrained shear strength of cohesive subgrade |
| D | depth of platform material |
| Kp tan δ | punching shearing resistance coefficient |
| L | effective track length of plant |
| Nc | bearing capacity factor for cohesive subgrade |
| Nγp | bearing capacity factor for granular platform material |
| R | bearing resistance |
| Rc | bearing resistance of cohesive subgrade when no platform is present |
| Rp | bearing resistance of working platform when platform is sufficiently deep that bearing resistance is unaffected by underlying cohesive subgrade |
| sc, sp and sγ | shape factors; functions of W and L |
| W | track width of the plant |
| γp | bulk unit weight of platform material |
| φ′ | angle of shearing resistance of granular material |
| NOTATION | |
|---|---|
| undrained shear strength of cohesive subgrade | |
| depth of platform material | |
| punching shearing resistance coefficient | |
| effective track length of plant | |
| bearing capacity factor for cohesive subgrade | |
| bearing capacity factor for granular platform material | |
| bearing resistance | |
| bearing resistance of cohesive subgrade when no platform is present | |
| bearing resistance of working platform when platform is sufficiently deep that bearing resistance is unaffected by underlying cohesive subgrade | |
| shape factors; functions of | |
| track width of the plant | |
| bulk unit weight of platform material | |
| angle of shearing resistance of granular material | |
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